$220 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bangor · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Bangor than in most other parts of the country, with no households renting at all. The area is dominated by detached houses, and over half of all homes are owned outright. This creates a very stable housing market where typical monthly loan payments are well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bangor — lower than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure at $220. For those with mortgages, the usual monthly payment is $1,430, which is a little above the Tasmanian average but well below the Australian figure.
$220 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,430 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bangor, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 51.7% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why there are no renting households in the area, putting Bangor among the lowest for renters at this level.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bangor, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 42%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Bangor is a separate house, a figure far above the national average. However, these homes are often smaller than usual, with 55.2% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the state and national figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
55.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bangor, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (36%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bangor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60029/bangor/topic/housing-dwellings