$225 —
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
7174, TAS · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs make life more affordable in postcode 7174, where a typical weekly rent is just $225. This area is almost entirely made up of separate houses, with many residents owning their homes outright.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7174, TAS — lower than 70% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,159, which is a little below the Tasmania figure and well below the national average. Weekly rents are also far below the national figure, though they have risen $65 since 2016.
$225 —
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,159 —
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 7174, TAS, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
7174, TAS splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (43%) and $1,800–$2,999 (43%), with Under $1,000 at 14%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in this area, with 42.9% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average. Very few people rent here, at just 7.1%, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
7.1% —
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.9% —
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
7174, TAS splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (42%), with Rented at 7%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house. While about 73% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is among the highest at this level, reaching 1.00.
1.00 —
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.9% —
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 7174, TAS, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In 7174, TAS, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 7174, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7174/7174-tas/topic/housing-dwellings