$370 ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $265
- 2016: $285
- 2021: $370
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blackstone Heights · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Blackstone Heights
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 95% of homes in Blackstone Heights have three or more bedrooms, making it an area of unusually large residences. This is a place where separate houses dominate and home ownership is far more common than in the rest of the country.
$370
▲ +39.6%
- $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 Blackstone Heights — higher than 76% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $370 are much higher than most areas and well above the Tasmanian figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with a typical payment of $1,800.
$1,800 ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,668
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,800
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, $350–$549 is the majority at 67%; $200–$349 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and Under $1,000 (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 41.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Only 7.4% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and Australia.
7.4% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.8% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 50%, followed by Owned outright (43%) and Rented (8%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.3% of all homes, and the typical dwelling is large, with 45.9% having four bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.3% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.6%
- 2016: 97.8%
- 2021: 97.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.6% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.6%
- 2016: 96.1%
- 2021: 94.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (37%) and 5 or more (12%).
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 Blackstone Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60052/blackstone-heights/topic/housing-dwellings