$144 —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $144
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mabuiag Island · Urban Centre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Mabuiag Island (L) is a separate house, with 96.1% of dwellings following this style. Renting is the primary way people live here, which is far more common than in the rest of the state.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mabuiag Island — lower than 89% of areas.
| Mabuiag Island | $144 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure, with a typical cost of $144, though this has risen by $44 since 2016. In contrast, typical monthly home-loan payments are a little above the Queensland average at $2,100.
$144 —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Mabuiag Island, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common at 84.3%, a figure far above the Australian average. This shift is stark when compared to 2011, when the share of homes owned outright fell from 49.5% to 0.0%.
84.3% ▲ +158.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mabuiag Island, Rented is the majority at 83%; Not stated is next at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are mostly large and crowded, with 96.1% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is 1.10, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures.
1.10 → 0.0%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.1% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.1% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mabuiag Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mabuiag Island, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 5 or more (30%) and 3 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mabuiag Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322075/mabuiag-island/topic/housing-dwellings