$123 —
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $123
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
St Pauls · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in St Pauls
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 94.2% of all homes in St Pauls (L), far above the national figure. This is a predominantly rental area where the typical weekly rent of $123 is among the lowest in the country. Most residents live in large detached homes, though home ownership has fallen sharply over the last decade.
$123
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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 St Pauls — lower than 92% of areas.
| St Pauls | $123 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure, with 91.4% of renters paying under $200. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also well below the Queensland average at $1,300.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In St Pauls, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 81.4% of households renting, a figure far above the state and national levels. Meanwhile, homes owned outright fell to 12.8% by 2021, which is far below the Australian average.
81.4% ▲ +199.4%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 81.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
12.8% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In St Pauls, Rented is the majority at 86%; Owned outright is next at 14%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists almost entirely of detached houses, with 79.1% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure at 0.90.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 94.2%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 94.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 82.9%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In St Pauls, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →St Pauls splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (35%) and 3 bedrooms (31%), with 2 bedrooms at 19%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in St Pauls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322113/st-pauls/topic/housing-dwellings