$220 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $173
- 2016: $185
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Calder · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very affordable housing defines daily life in Calder, where typical weekly rents are far below the national figure. Most residents live in large, detached family homes, with 86.6% of dwellings featuring three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calder — lower than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are lower than most areas. Typical weekly rent is $220, which is well below the Tasmanian figure, while monthly home-loan payments are $1,289, well below the national average.
$220 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,289 ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Calder, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Calder, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; Under $1,000 is next at 26%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental properties are rare here, with only 4.9% of households renting, a figure far below the state and national averages. Most homes are owned, and 65.9% are held with a mortgage.
4.9% ▼ -73.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.9% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Calder, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 64%; Owned outright is next at 32%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.6% of the market, far above the Australian figure. These homes are typically large, with 86.6% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national average.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Calder, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Calder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60089/calder/topic/housing-dwellings