$250 ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $191
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
East Cam · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in East Cam
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high rate of home ownership shapes daily life in East Cam, where over half of all houses are owned outright. This creates a stable residential feel in a place where every single home is a separate detached house.
$250
▲ +47.1%
- $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 East Cam — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $250, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average. For those with loans, the typical monthly payment is $1,509, slightly above the state average.
$1,509 ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,431
- 2016: $1,313
- 2021: $1,509
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In East Cam, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.9% of houses owned outright, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, only 7.8% of households rent, which is far below most other areas.
7.8% ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In East Cam, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Rented (7%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, with 82.4% having three or more bedrooms. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.0%
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 82.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In East Cam, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →East Cam splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (41%) and 3 bedrooms (37%), with 5 or more at 13%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in East Cam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60175/east-cam/topic/housing-dwellings