$350 ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $283
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dromedary · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Dromedary
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Dromedary is a separate house, with 98.9% of dwellings being detached. This creates a landscape dominated by larger properties, where nearly half of all homes are owned outright without a mortgage.
$350
▲ +75.0%
- $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 Dromedary — higher than 71% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $350, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home-loan payment is $1,454, which is well below the national figure.
$1,454 ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,369
- 2021: $1,454
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dromedary, $200–$349 is the majority at 67%; $350–$549 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Dromedary, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (28%) and Under $1,000 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 45% of homes owned outright, far above the Australian figure of 31%. Consequently, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 3.9%.
3.9% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.0% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Dromedary splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (48%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 4%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 82.3% have three or more bedrooms, well above both the state and national figures. This is reflected in the high number of separate houses and a higher-than-usual density of 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.9% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.8%
- 2021: 98.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.1%
- 2016: 82.4%
- 2021: 82.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dromedary, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dromedary, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
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 Dromedary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60168/dromedary/topic/housing-dwellings