$225 ▲ +200.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $75
- 2016: $110
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kimberley · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kimberley
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Cheap housing and high ownership define daily life in Kimberley (Tas.), where a huge 57.7% of homes are owned outright. This makes the area far more affordable than the state and national averages, with very few people renting.
$225
▲ +200.0%
- $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 Kimberley — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $225, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290. Home loan payments are also much lower than most areas, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $975.
$975 ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $898
- 2021: $975
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Kimberley, Under $1,000 is the majority at 53%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 47%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 7.7% of households doing so, far below the national figure of 30.6%. This is consistent with the high rate of outright home ownership, which is 27 points higher than the Australian average.
7.7% ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
57.7% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Kimberley, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 36%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 73.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.1% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kimberley, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kimberley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 36%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (29%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60304/kimberley/topic/housing-dwellings