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Homeowners in Capalaba, Queensland

Capalaba, by the people who own it.

4,858 of Capalaba's 6,716 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 72 in every 100, against 63 across Queensland. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Capalaba by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Capalaba

4,858owner-occupied homes
2,011owned outright
2,847with a mortgage
4,203owner-occupied houses
18,002residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Capalaba72%4,858
Queensland63%1,186,744
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Capalaba (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

30 in 100 homes owned outright

2,011 households in Capalaba have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

73 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Capalaba, 73 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

More owners than most of Queensland

72 in every 100 homes in Capalaba are lived in by their owners, against 63 across Queensland. Streets like that tend to stay put.

On Doorstep in Capalaba

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Local trades

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For the singles

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Questions

Living in Capalaba

How many homes in Capalaba are owner-occupied?

4,858 of Capalaba's 6,716 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (72%): 2,011 owned outright and 2,847 with a mortgage. Across Queensland the figure is 63%.

Is Doorstep available in Capalaba?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Capalaba is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Capalaba see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

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