$310 —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hastings · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hastings — higher than 60% of areas.
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.
$310 —
Higher than 60% 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 Hastings, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hastings, Owned outright is the majority at 65%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.
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.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
41.7% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hastings, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Hastings, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 2 bedrooms (38%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
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