$139 ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $139
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Flinders · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Flinders
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Forty-eight percent of homes in Flinders are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. This level of ownership helps explain why housing costs in the area are much lower than most other parts of Australia. The housing landscape is dominated by detached homes and low monthly repayments.
$139
▲ +73.8%
- $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 Flinders — lower than 88% of areas.
| Flinders | $139 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $250 |
| Tasmania | $290 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $867, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,313. Weekly rents are also far below the state and national averages, sitting at just $139.
$867 ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,000
- 2016: $758
- 2021: $867
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Flinders, Under $200 is the majority at 83%; $200–$349 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Flinders, Under $1,000 is the majority at 67%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is much higher than most areas at 48.6%, and this has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of households renting has fallen to 25.0%.
25.0% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.6% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Flinders, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Rented (25%) and Owned with a mortgage (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.9% of the area, a figure far above the national average. However, the share of homes with three or more bedrooms has fallen to 67.8%, and there are now fewer people per bedroom than in 2011.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 98.3%
- 2016: 96.7%
- 2021: 96.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.8% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Flinders, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Flinders, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 2 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62010/flinders/topic/housing-dwellings