$78 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $78
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Harford · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of just $78 put Harford far below the national and state figures. This is an affordable area where housing costs are much lower than in most other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harford — lower than 98% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment of $867 is far below the Australian figure. Rent is also among the lowest seen at this level, sitting well below the Tasmanian average.
$78 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Harford, Under $1,000 is the majority at 56%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 44%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 41% of homes are owned with a mortgage and 35% are owned outright. Only 11.8% of households rent, which is far below the rates seen across Tasmania and Australia.
11.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.3% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Harford, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 40%, followed by Owned outright (34%) and Other tenure (14%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.1% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. These homes are slightly more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.5% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Harford, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Harford, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Harford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60261/harford/topic/housing-dwellings