$225 ▲ +87.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A strong preference for large, detached houses defines Forest, where 98.2% of homes are separate dwellings. This preference for space is matched by very affordable living, with typical weekly rents and mortgage payments sitting far below national figures.
$225
▲ +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 Forest — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $225, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290. Home loans are also quite affordable, with the usual monthly payment of $1,060 being far below the Australian average.
$1,060 ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,060
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Forest, $200–$349 is the majority at 58%; Under $200 is next at 42%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Forest, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 47%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning and renting patterns differ from the national trend, as only 15.8% of households rent, which is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%. Meanwhile, 39.8% of homes are owned outright, a rate well above the national average.
15.8% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.8% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Forest splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.2% of the local market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 83.6% of homes having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the state average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.2% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.6%
- 2016: 98.7%
- 2021: 98.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.6% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.0%
- 2016: 93.1%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Forest, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 62%; 4 bedrooms is next at 18%.
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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/housing-dwellings