$215 ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2021: $215
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bellingham · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bellingham
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Bellingham. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $992, and there are no renters in the area at all.
$215
▲ +43.3%
- $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 Bellingham — lower than 71% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is $215, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290 and far below the national figure. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also far below the Australian average.
$992 ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,409
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $992
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bellingham, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 60%; Under $1,000 is next at 40%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in the area rents their home, and 42.9% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Another 34.3% of homes are owned with a mortgage.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bellingham, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Other tenure (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home here is a separate detached house. Most of these are larger than the national average, with 77.1% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.1% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bellingham, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bellingham, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Bellingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60040/bellingham/topic/housing-dwellings