$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Forester · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A gap of $195 exists between the typical rent in Forester and the national figure, marking it as a very affordable place. This area stands out for having much lower housing costs and more crowded bedrooms than typical Australian homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forester — lower than 80% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $180, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290 and far below the national average of $375.
$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.3 people per bedroom, far above the figure of 0.8 seen across Tasmania and Australia.
2.30 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Forester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60209/forester/topic/housing-dwellings