$110 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blumont · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rents in Blumont have remained very affordable, though home loan costs sit between the state and national figures. The area is mostly residential and serves as a low-cost housing option compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blumont — lower than 93% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $110, which is far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. Meanwhile, typical monthly home loan payments are $1,550, a little above the state average but a little below the national figure.
$110 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,550 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Blumont, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Blumont, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 67%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (44%).
In Blumont, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (29%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Blumont are more crowded than usual, with 1.10 people per bedroom. This is well above the typical figure of 0.80 seen across Tasmania and Australia.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Blumont, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Blumont, 5 or more is the majority at 56%; 1 bedroom is next at 44%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Blumont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60057/blumont/topic/housing-dwellings