$300 ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $230
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Prospect Vale - Blackstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Prospect Vale - Blackstone. This is a place where many people own their homes outright and typical weekly rents sit at $300, which is well below the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Prospect Vale - Blackstone — lower than 73% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent has risen by $70 since 2011 to reach $300, while a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,500 is a little above the Tasmanian figure.
$300 ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,500 ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 30%.
In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (25%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 41% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the Australian average. Only 23.1% of households rent, which is well below both the state and national levels.
23.1% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.0% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 82.6% of the market, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.70 since 2011. About 73.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.6% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.2% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Flat or apartment is next at 12%.
In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Prospect Vale - Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011044/prospect-vale-blackstone/topic/housing-dwellings