$400 —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $142
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blue Mountain Heights · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Blue Mountain Heights
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas mark Blue Mountain Heights, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,000. This is a place of large, detached homes and very high home ownership. Very few people rent here, and nearly half of all households own their homes outright.
$400
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Blue Mountain Heights — higher than 87% of areas.
| Blue Mountain Heights | $400 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | $305 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents have climbed sharply to $400 since 2016. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little above the Queensland figure, though they have fallen by $150 since 2011.
$2,000 ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,150
- 2016: $858
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Blue Mountain Heights, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Blue Mountain Heights, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong, with 47.3% of people owning their homes outright, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the share of renters is among the lowest for similar areas at just 6.9%.
6.9% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.3% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Blue Mountain Heights splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (47%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Rented at 7%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home here is a separate house, with 99.7% being detached dwellings. These are typically large homes, as 99.1% have three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.1%
- 2016: 88.1%
- 2021: 99.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
99.1% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 99.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Blue Mountain Heights, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Blue Mountain Heights, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 5 or more is next at 24%.
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 Blue Mountain Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321017/blue-mountain-heights/topic/housing-dwellings