$596 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Doctors Point · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage of just $596 makes Doctors Point one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing is a standout feature for the area, with repayments sitting far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $596, which is among the lowest at this level. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of $1,313 and the national typical payment of $1,863.
$596 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 100%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Doctors Point, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are very spacious, with only 0.50 people per bedroom. This is well below the figure for both Tasmania and Australia, where the typical rate is 0.80.
0.50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Doctors Point, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Doctors Point, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Doctors Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60158/doctors-point/topic/housing-dwellings