$220 ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $225
- 2016: $255
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Burdekin · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Burdekin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents as low as $220 make Burdekin one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This affordability is seen across the board, with both rent and mortgage payments sitting well below the state and national figures.
$220
▼ -2.2%
- $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 Burdekin — lower than 94% of areas.
| Burdekin | $220 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $220, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. Home loans are also much lower than most areas, with the usual monthly payment of $1,300 falling by $87 since 2011.
$1,300 ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,387
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Burdekin splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (43%) and $200–$349 (39%), with $350–$549 at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Burdekin, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 36.9% of households renting. This is well above the national figure of 30.6% and has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
36.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Burdekin splits fairly evenly between Rented (37%) and Owned outright (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 87.5% of all homes. This trend has grown since 2011, and most of these dwellings are large, with 77% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
87.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 87.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.0% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 77.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Burdekin, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Burdekin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30011/burdekin/topic/housing-dwellings