$450 ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $355
- 2021: $450
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bulimba · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Bulimba
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,350 in Bulimba are well above the national figure. This is an expensive area where housing costs for both owners and renters are much higher than in most other places. While the number of detached houses has grown, the suburb remains more diverse in its building types than the state average.
$450
▲ +40.6%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bulimba — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bulimba | $450 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $380 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is a little above the national figure at $450, having risen $130 since 2011. Mortgage costs are even more striking, with the typical monthly payment of $2,350 sitting well above both the state and national figures.
$2,350 ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,350
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bulimba, $350–$549 is the majority at 55%; $550–$749 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Bulimba splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (35%) and $3,000 or more (34%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 37.3% of households renting. Conversely, only 22.8% of homes are owned outright, which is well below the national figure of 31%.
37.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
22.8% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Bulimba splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (37%), with Owned outright at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 57.6% of homes, a figure far below the state and national averages. While homes with three or more bedrooms have become more common since 2011, the area still has a lower proportion of these larger homes than most other places.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
57.6% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.5% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bulimba, Separate house is the majority at 58%; Flat or apartment is next at 22%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bulimba, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (24%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bulimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30008/bulimba/topic/housing-dwellings