$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Edith Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Edith Creek, where the typical weekly rent is just $225. This is a place of large, detached homes, though far fewer people own their houses outright compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Edith Creek — lower than 68% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,165, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure. Weekly rents are also low at $225, sitting far below the national figure of $375.
$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,165 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Edith Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Edith Creek, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Only 17.9% of homes are owned outright, a figure far below the Australian average. Other tenure accounts for 35.9% of homes, while 23.1% of households are renting.
23.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
17.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Edith Creek, the largest group is Other tenure at 35%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (25%) and Rented (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house and 100% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure, although there are slightly fewer people per bedroom here than across Australia.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Edith Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Edith Creek, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 72%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Edith Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60181/edith-creek/topic/housing-dwellings