New Auckland has a higher socio-economic profile than the Gladstone Region.

• The median weekly household income is $2,003 compared to $1,693 for the Gladstone Region.
• 29.1% of households earn $3,000 or more per week compared to 25.3% for the Gladstone Region.
• 4.8% households earn less than $650 each week compared to 7.2% for Gladstone Region.
• 31.7% of non-family households earn less than $650 each week which is higher than the Region at 47.2%.

In 2021, 20 per cent of households fully owned their home which was 26.7 per cent lower than the Gladstone Region at 27.3 per cent. The number of households that owned their home outright was 357 in 2021, 282 in 2016 and 246 in 2011. Representing 19.5 per cent, 16.8 per cent and 7.9 per cent of households. This equates to an overall increase of 45.1 per cent or 111 more households that own their home outright when comparing 2011 and 2021.

The population that owns their home with a mortgage increased by 52 households between 2011 and 2021. Increasing from 21.5 per cent of households is in 2011, to 38 per cent in 2016, and 39.5 per cent in 2021. This represents an 83 per cent increase of households that own their home with a mortgage in 2021 when compared to 2011.

Median mortgage payments decreased in New Auckland between 2011 and 2021. Average monthly mortgage payments were $1,612 in 2021 which is $12 higher than the Gladstone Region and is $122 lower than the State, which has a median payment of $1,733. In 2016, median mortgage payments were $2,000, while in 2011 they were $2,019. There was an overall reduction in mortgage payments of $407 between 2011 and 2021.

Data has changed across all mortgage payment brackets; with a general trend of lower price points $1,799 and under and increase in higher price points $1,800 and over.

The two largest decreases were most noticeable in those paying $1,800-$2,399 and $2,400-$2,999. There was a 23.7 per cent reduction in the proportion of households paying between $1,800-$2,399 and 44.8 per cent reduction of households paying between $2,400-$2,999.

The largest two increases across the decade were seen in those paying $1,000-$1,399 and $1,400-$1,799, with increases of 93.6 per cent and 73.1 per cent respectively.

There is a higher percentage of the population renting in New Auckland compared to the Gladstone Region. In 2021, 37.7 per cent of households rented in New Auckland compared 33.9 per cent in the region which is 11.2 per cent increase.

In 2011, 17.1 per cent of New Auckland Households rented, compared to 39.8 per cent in in 2016 and 2021. This equated to 532 households in 2011, 668 in 2016 and 689 in 2021.

The largest increase was seen in the number of households renting from a real estate being 303 in 2011, 509 in 2016 and 519 in 2021. Increasing from 9.7 per cent of households in 2011, 30.4 per cent in 2016 and 28.4 per cent in 2021.

While there have been increases in those renting from real estate, the number of people renting from a state housing authority has fluctuated over time, resulting in an overall decrease. In 2011, 115 households rented from state housing authority, this reduced to 76 in 2016 and 70 in 2021.

The number of people renting from a community housing provider was 32 in 2011, 5 in 2016 and 12 in 2021.