$125 —
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $125
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Warraber Island · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Warraber Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting has surged in Warraber Island since 2011, with the proportion of households in rental properties rising by 70 percentage points. This shift has happened alongside a significant drop in outright home ownership, which fell to 0% from 43.2% in 2011. Most people now live in large, detached houses.
$125
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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 Warraber Island — lower than 92% of areas.
| Warraber Island | $125 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are among the lowest at this level at $125, which is far below the national figure of $375. Typical monthly home loan payments are also far below the Australian average, though they rose by $365 since 2011.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Warraber Island, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost all households in Warraber Island rent, with 93.4% renting compared to just 30.6% across Australia. No homes are owned outright or with a mortgage, marking a huge shift from the 2011 figures.
93.4% ▲ +298.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Warraber Island, Rented is the majority at 90%; Not stated is next at 10%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.4% of homes, far above the Queensland figure of 74.8%. Most of these are large, with 96.7% having three or more bedrooms, and there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
1.00 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 95.9%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.7% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 96.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Warraber Island, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Warraber Island, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 5 or more (31%) and 4 bedrooms (15%).
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 Warraber Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322133/warraber-island/topic/housing-dwellings