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Homeowners in Eight Mile Plains, Queensland

Eight Mile Plains, by the people who own it.

3,227 of Eight Mile Plains's 5,160 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 63 in every 100, against 63 across Queensland. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Eight Mile Plains by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Eight Mile Plains

3,227owner-occupied homes
1,626owned outright
1,601with a mortgage
2,568owner-occupied houses
15,326residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Eight Mile Plains63%3,227
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, Eight Mile Plains (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

1,601 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in Eight Mile Plains: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

19% of households are one person

965 households in Eight Mile Plains are a single person. A neighbour who'll take in a parcel, feed the cat or check in after a storm matters more than any app feature. Doorstep is just how you find them.

32 in 100 homes owned outright

1,626 households in Eight Mile Plains 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.

On Doorstep in Eight Mile Plains

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Eight Mile Plains.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Eight Mile Plains →

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Reach Eight Mile Plains's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Eight Mile Plains, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Eight Mile Plains

How many homes in Eight Mile Plains are owner-occupied?

3,227 of Eight Mile Plains's 5,160 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (63%): 1,626 owned outright and 1,601 with a mortgage. Across Queensland the figure is 63%.

Is Doorstep available in Eight Mile Plains?

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

Can my neighbours in Eight Mile Plains see my address?

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

Meet the street in Eight Mile Plains.

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