$350 —
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yeppoon · Urban Area
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Living in Yeppoon involves costs and home styles that are quite different from the state average. The area is dominated by large, separate houses, though typical monthly mortgage payments are much higher than in most similar areas. This combination of spacious homes and significant monthly costs shapes the local housing market.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Yeppoon — higher than 72% of areas.
| Yeppoon | $350 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | $350 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $350, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is about the same as the Queensland figure. Similarly, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,733, a figure that sits well above most similar areas but aligns with the state average.
$350 —
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 —
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Yeppoon, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $200–$349 (35%) and Under $200 (13%).
Yeppoon splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (40%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 15%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is less common here than in most areas, with only 27.4% of households renting, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 32.2% of homes are owned outright, a rate a little above the Australian average.
27.4% —
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.2% —
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Yeppoon splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Owned outright (32%), with Rented at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common in Yeppoon than across Australia, making up 83.1% of all homes. This helps explain why 79.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a figure that is well above the national average.
0.70 —
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.1% —
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.2% —
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Yeppoon, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Flat or apartment is next at 8%.
In Yeppoon, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 3 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3019/yeppoon/topic/housing-dwellings