$300 ▲ +87.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $90
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Elizabeth Town · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Elizabeth Town
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Elizabeth Town is a separate house, making it a rare area where no apartments or townhouses exist. This preference for detached living is paired with a very high rate of outright home ownership. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,200, which is well below the national figure.
$300
▲ +87.5%
- $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 Elizabeth Town — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $300, which is about the same as the state figure and well below the national average. Monthly mortgage payments are also quite low, with half of homeowners paying between $1,000 and $1,799.
$1,200 ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,105
- 2016: $1,325
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; Under $1,000 is next at 41%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 52.4% of people owning their place outright, a figure far above the national level. Meanwhile, only 7.1% of households rent, which is much lower than most similar areas.
7.1% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 100% of the local housing stock, far above the Tasmanian and national figures. Most of these are larger homes, with 75.4% having three or more bedrooms, though people per bedroom remains about the same as the rest of the country.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.1%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.4% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Elizabeth Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60186/elizabeth-town/topic/housing-dwellings