$233 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Herrick · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly home-loan payment of just $220 makes Herrick one of the most affordable places to live in the region. Housing costs here are far below both the state and national figures, with a high number of people owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Herrick — lower than 65% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $233, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also very low, sitting far below the Tasmanian average.
$233 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$220 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes are owned outright at 45.0%, a figure far above the Australian average. Around 25.0% of households are renting, which is well below the national rate of 30.6%.
25.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Herrick, the largest group is Owned outright at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (22%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 80.0% of the area, though this is well below the state average. Most homes have three bedrooms, and there are slightly more people per bedroom here than in most of Australia.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Herrick, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Herrick, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 1 bedroom is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Herrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60270/herrick/topic/housing-dwellings