$255 ▲ +155.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $255
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hill · State Electorate
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Hill, where the typical weekly rent is only $255. This is a place where many people own their homes outright and separate houses are the standard, making it far more affordable than the state or national average.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hill — lower than 89% of areas.
| Hill | $255 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the Queensland figure, and the usual monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 is also much lower than most areas. While mortgages fell by $500 since 2011, typical weekly rent rose by $155 over the same period.
$255 ▲ +155.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Hill, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; Under $200 is next at 22%.
In Hill, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher share of homes are owned outright here than in the rest of Australia, sitting at 42.2%. This has risen 15 points since 2011, while the proportion of households renting fell by 15 points in that time.
26.8% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.2% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hill, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Rented (27%) and Owned with a mortgage (26%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than the national figure, making up 89.3% of all homes. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the Queensland average, and the number of people per bedroom has dropped since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.0% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hill, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
In Hill, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30034/hill/topic/housing-dwellings