$250 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boat Harbour Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Boat Harbour Beach is a separate house. This small area has a high number of homeowners who own their place outright, though it also sees a much higher share of renters than most similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boat Harbour Beach — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,200, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of $1,313. In contrast, weekly rent is $250, sitting well below the national figure of $375.
$250 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,200 ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Boat Harbour Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Boat Harbour Beach, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 40.9% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure. However, 34.1% of households rent, a proportion that is much higher than most similar areas.
34.1% ▲ +110.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.9% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Boat Harbour Beach, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Rented (38%) and Owned with a mortgage (15%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here tend to be smaller than usual, with only 63.6% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are far fewer people per bedroom compared to the rest of the state.
0.60 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.6% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Boat Harbour Beach, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Boat Harbour Beach, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Boat Harbour Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60059/boat-harbour-beach/topic/housing-dwellings