$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Four Mile Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high number of homeowners who own their property outright define Four Mile Creek. Nearly three quarters of homes are owned without a mortgage, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This creates a housing landscape where very few people rent and most live in detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Four Mile Creek — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,757, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,313. In contrast, weekly rents are a little below the state average at $250, and well below the national figure of $375.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,757 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is very common here at 73.5%, which is far above the national rate of 31%. This helps explain why the 6.1% of households that rent is far below both the state and national figures.
6.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
73.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Four Mile Creek, Owned outright is the majority at 68%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.9% of all homes, a share far above the Australian average of 72.3%. However, the 67.3% of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the national figure.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Four Mile Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Four Mile Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (27%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Four Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60213/four-mile-creek/topic/housing-dwellings