$450 ▲ +275.0%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $450
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Currumbin · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Currumbin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,080 make Currumbin a high-cost area for residents. This is a place where owning a home outright is more common than in most other areas, though rental prices have climbed steeply over the last decade.
$450
▲ +275.0%
- $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 Currumbin — higher than 86% of areas.
| Currumbin | $450 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $450, which is much higher than most areas and $85 more than the Queensland figure. Mortgage costs are also high, with the usual monthly payment rising by $527 since 2011 to reach $2,080.
$2,080 ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,553
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $2,080
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Currumbin, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $550–$749 (23%) and $200–$349 (14%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Currumbin, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 35.3% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, the share of households renting has fallen sharply by 25 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.4%.
25.4% ▼ -49.3%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.3% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Currumbin splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than in the rest of the state, making up 58.5% of homes. This is reflected in the fact that homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national figure at 69.2%.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
58.5% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 79.3%
- 2016: 81.4%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.2% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Currumbin, Separate house is the majority at 59%; Flat or apartment is next at 24%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Currumbin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (25%).
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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/housing-dwellings