Yeppoon · Urban Area

Housing & Dwellings in Yeppoon

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.

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📍 Yeppoon, Urban Area

Where Yeppoon sits — Median rent (weekly)

$350 —
  • $150–$161: 1 area
  • $161–$171: 0 areas
  • $171–$182: 1 area
  • $182–$193: 1 area
  • $193–$204: 3 areas
  • $204–$214: 0 areas
  • $214–$225: 4 areas
  • $225–$236: 2 areas
  • $236–$246: 4 areas
  • $246–$257: 8 areas
  • $257–$268: 6 areas
  • $268–$279: 5 areas
  • $279–$289: 8 areas
  • $289–$300: 6 areas
  • $300–$311: 15 areas
  • $311–$321: 5 areas
  • $321–$332: 6 areas
  • $332–$343: 3 areas
  • $343–$354: 7 areas
  • $354–$364: 3 areas
  • $364–$375: 2 areas
  • $375–$386: 7 areas
  • $386–$396: 3 areas
  • $396–$407: 3 areas
  • $407–$418: 0 areas
  • $418–$429: 2 areas
  • $429–$439: 1 area
  • $439–$450: 5 areas

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Yeppoon — higher than 72% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Yeppoon$350
4703, QLD $350
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

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.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Yeppoon, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $200–$349 (35%) and Under $200 (13%).

Monthly mortgage distribution

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Yeppoon splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (40%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 15%.

Owning & renting

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.

How homes are owned or rented

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Yeppoon splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Owned outright (32%), with Rented at 27%.

Types of homes

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.

Types of homes

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In Yeppoon, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Flat or apartment is next at 8%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Yeppoon, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 3 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

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