$300 ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $170
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Garden Island Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Garden Island Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low mortgage payments are a standout feature for Garden Island Creek, where the typical monthly loan is $1,127. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a local housing market that is far more affordable than the national trend.
$300
▲ +71.4%
- $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 Garden Island Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents sit at $300, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and well below the Australian average. Monthly mortgage payments are also low, with 34% of homeowners paying under $1,000 a month.
$1,127 ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $800
- 2016: $1,196
- 2021: $1,127
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Garden Island Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 67%; $350–$549 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Garden Island Creek splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (47%) and $1,000–$1,799 (44%), with $3,000 or more at 9%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than in the rest of the state or nation, with only 13.5% of households renting. Instead, 42.3% of homes are owned with a mortgage and 36.9% are owned outright.
13.5% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.9% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Garden Island Creek, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 44%, followed by Owned outright (38%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.4% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. While 53.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms—far below the state and national figures—the number of people per bedroom is slightly higher than the national average at 0.90.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.4% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.7%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 96.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
53.2% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Garden Island Creek, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Garden Island Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (18%).
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 Garden Island Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60220/garden-island-creek/topic/housing-dwellings