Hastings · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Hastings

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Hastings is a separate house. This creates a unique housing market where more than half of all residents own their homes outright, far exceeding the national figure.

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📍 Hastings, Suburb / Locality

Where Hastings sits — Median rent (weekly)

$310
  • $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 Hastings — higher than 60% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Hastings$310
7109, TAS $290
Tasmania $290
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $867, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,863. Meanwhile, weekly rents are $310, which is slightly lower than the national average.

$867

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $846
  • 2021: $867

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Hastings, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very high here, with 54.2% of homes owned outright—well above the Tasmanian rate of 37.1%. In a striking contrast to the rest of the state, no households in the area are renting.

How homes are owned or rented

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In Hastings, Owned outright is the majority at 65%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

While all homes are detached houses, they tend to be smaller than usual; only 41.7% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the Tasmanian average.

0.90

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.90

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Hastings, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Hastings, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 2 bedrooms (38%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).

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 Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60262/hastings/topic/housing-dwellings