$220 ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $135
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dorset · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Dorset
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents in Dorset have climbed by $85 since 2011, yet housing costs remain far below the national figure. This is a place where most people live in their own homes and few rent. The landscape is dominated by large, detached houses and a very high rate of outright home ownership.
$220
▲ +63.0%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Dorset — lower than 64% of areas.
| Dorset | $220 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $250 |
| Tasmania | $290 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $220 is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290. Similarly, the usual monthly mortgage payment of $1,083 is far below the Australian average of $1,863.
$1,083 ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $997
- 2016: $1,020
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dorset, $200–$349 is the majority at 55%; Under $200 is next at 37%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Dorset splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (44%) and $1,000–$1,799 (39%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 44.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at 19.7%.
19.7% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Dorset, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.5% of all homes, a figure far above the Australian average. While 76.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 94.5%
- 2016: 94.0%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.1% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 76.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dorset, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dorset, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 19%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Dorset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61810/dorset/topic/housing-dwellings