$290 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boyer · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical bedroom in Boyer is occupied by one person, which is well above the state and national figures. This suggests a high density of people per room in a place where housing costs remain quite affordable.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boyer — higher than 54% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,192, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Weekly rents are $290, about the same as the Tasmanian average and well below the Australian figure of $375.
$290 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,192 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Boyer, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 38%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (25%).
In Boyer, Owned outright is the majority at 60%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 40%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 1.00 person per bedroom. This is well above the 0.8 people typically found per room in Tasmania and across Australia.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Boyer, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 3 bedrooms is next at 45%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Boyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60064/boyer/topic/housing-dwellings