$255 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $231
- 2021: $255
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Akaroa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Akaroa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 90.9% of all homes in Akaroa, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. This is a place where a very high proportion of residents own their homes outright, and housing costs are well below the national figures.
$255
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Akaroa — lower than 58% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are $255, which is well below the Australian figure of $375. Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,257, a figure that is also well below the national average.
$1,257 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $867
- 2021: $1,257
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Akaroa, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Akaroa, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 67%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 63.6% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national rate of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 18.2% of households renting is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%.
18.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
63.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Akaroa, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, with 83.6% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Tasmanian average. This is consistent with the high proportion of separate houses, which account for 90.9% of the area's dwellings.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 90.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Akaroa, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Akaroa, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 2 bedrooms is next at 16%.
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 Akaroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60008/akaroa/topic/housing-dwellings