$280 → 0.0%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $310
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Townsville · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Townsville
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Forty-five point eight per cent of households in Townsville are renting, a figure far above the national average. This high rental rate is paired with housing costs that are much lower than most other areas. The typical weekly rent and monthly mortgage payments both sit below state and national figures.
$280
→ 0.0%
- $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 Townsville — lower than 83% of areas.
| Townsville | $280 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $280, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the national average, typically costing $1,517.
$1,517 ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,629
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Townsville, $200–$349 is the majority at 53%; $350–$549 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (25%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 45.8% of households renting, far above the national figure of 30.6%. Meanwhile, those who own their homes outright make up 23.3% of the area, which is well below the Australian average.
45.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
23.3% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is Rented at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Owned outright (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are less common here than in most areas, making up 59.8% of homes. This is far below the national figure of 72.3%, and the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms has fallen significantly since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
59.8% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 80.7%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.1% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 81.7%
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Townsville, Separate house is the majority at 60%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 21%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Townsville splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (34%), with 4 bedrooms at 19%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/housing-dwellings