$345 —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $363
- 2021: $345
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sharon · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Sharon
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Sharon is a separate house, with 99.2% of dwellings being detached. This makes it much more likely to have a standalone house than most other similar areas. The area is dominated by large family homes and a very high rate of outright home ownership.
$345
—
- $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 Sharon — higher than 74% of areas.
| Sharon | $345 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | $285 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rent is $345, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,300 ▲ +81.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $715
- 2016: $2,058
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sharon, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $350–$549 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sharon, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 32%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 49% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, renting is among the lowest for similar areas at just 6.6%, a drop of 27 points since 2011.
6.6% ▼ -80.1%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.0% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sharon, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Rented (7%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 88.8% have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. This trend explains why the area has a much higher proportion of separate houses than most other places.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.2% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 99.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.8% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 92.8%
- 2021: 88.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Sharon splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (44%) and 3 bedrooms (43%), with 2 bedrooms at 6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sharon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321093/sharon/topic/housing-dwellings