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Rockhampton

Housing rental quartiles

In Rockhampton, the 'lowest group' was the largest quartile, comprising 46% of renting households in 2021.

Rental payments in Rockhampton are indicative of its residential role and function and are directly related to the value of residential property. When viewed with Household Income data they may also indicate the level of 'housing stress' in the community.

The quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the rental costs of a community over time.

A detailed explanation of how Housing Rental Payment quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

Q:

Derived from the Census questions:

'How much does your household pay for this dwelling?' and 'Is this dwelling (owned outright, owned with a mortgage etc.)'

Housing rental quartiles
Rockhampton - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Frenchville %Number%Frenchville %2016 to 2021
Lowest group4,29645.941.53,62839.833.2+668
Medium lowest3,11033.232.93,55238.940.0-442
Medium highest1,42315.217.91,48616.322.3-63
Highest group5335.77.74555.04.5+78
Total households with stated rent9,364100.0100.09,123100.0100.0+241
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Housing rental - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from rental payment data for QueenslandWeekly housing rental payments by Census year
Rental payment ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $280$0 to $256$0 to $214$0 to $150$0 to $109
Medium lowest$281 to $371$257 to $339$215 to $309$151 to $212$110 to $152
Medium highest$372 to $458$340 to $420$310 to $382$213 to $275$153 to $192
Highest group$459 and over$421 and over$383 and over$276 and over$193 and over

Dominant groups

Rental payment quartiles allow us to compare relative rental liabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of households by rental payment quartiles in Rockhampton compared to Frenchville shows that there was a smaller proportion of households in the highest payment quartile, and a larger proportion in the lowest payment quartile.

Emerging groups

The total number of households renting their dwelling in Rockhampton increased by 241 between 2016 and 2021. The most significant change during this period was in the lowest quartile which showed an increase of 668 households.

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