$130 —
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $235
- 2021: $130
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boigu Island · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Boigu Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rent is remarkably cheap for people living on Boigu Island, where almost everyone rents their home. The typical weekly rent is just $130, and the vast majority of the community lives in large, separate houses.
$130
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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 Boigu Island — lower than 91% of areas.
| Boigu Island | $130 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the national figure of $375, and it has fallen $105 since 2016. Monthly home-loan payments are also well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Boigu Island, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is the norm here, with 84.8% of households renting, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. This stands in stark contrast to the rest of the country, as 0.0% of homes are owned outright.
84.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 88.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 84.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Boigu Island, Rented is the majority at 100%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes are mostly separate houses, and 89.1% have three or more bedrooms. These larger homes help explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in the typical Queensland or Australian home.
1.00 ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 94.2%
- 2016: 91.7%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.1% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 81.6%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Boigu Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Boigu Island, the largest group is 5 or more at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 3 bedrooms (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 Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322017/boigu-island/topic/housing-dwellings