$263 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $263
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Doctors Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Doctors Rocks
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Doctors Rocks is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This is a place where home ownership is very common and the typical resident owns their home outright. Most dwellings are smaller than the state average, with fewer than three bedrooms.
$263
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doctors Rocks — lower than 56% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,920, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. However, weekly rents are much lower than the national figure, sitting at $263.
$1,920 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,279
- 2021: $1,920
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Doctors Rocks, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Doctors Rocks, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 58.8%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state average at only 8.8%.
8.8% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Doctors Rocks, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While 100% of the homes are separate houses, they tend to be smaller than usual; 61.8% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the national figure. Consequently, there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.8% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.8%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Doctors Rocks, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Doctors Rocks, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 2 bedrooms is next at 36%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Doctors Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60159/doctors-rocks/topic/housing-dwellings