$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $208
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gretna · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gretna
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs make Gretna an affordable place to live. The typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the national figure. Most residents live in large, detached houses that are either owned outright or paid off with a small mortgage.
$200
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- $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 Gretna — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,083, which is much lower than most areas. Weekly rents are also well below the state average, sitting at $200 compared to $290 across Tasmania.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Gretna, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gretna, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by Under $1,000 (34%) and $3,000 or more (12%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 39.7% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average. Only 16.7% of households rent, which is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%.
16.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gretna, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 43%, followed by Owned outright (37%) and Rented (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Gretna is a separate house, and 83.3% of these have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state average, and it helps explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83.8%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gretna, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
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 Gretna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60252/gretna/topic/housing-dwellings