$250 ▲ +92.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lapoinya · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than half of the homes in Lapoinya are owned outright, making it a place where housing security is much higher than in most other areas. Every single home here is a separate house, and costs for both mortgages and rent remain well below the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lapoinya — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $250 is well below the Australian figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also low, with the usual amount being $1,356, which is well below the national figure.
$250 ▲ +92.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,356 ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Lapoinya, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Lapoinya, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by Under $1,000 (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (24%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 50.9% of homes owned outright, a figure far above both the state and national levels. Consequently, the 19.3% of households renting is well below the Tasmanian average.
19.3% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.9% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Lapoinya, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Lapoinya is a separate house, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 73.7% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.7% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Lapoinya, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Lapoinya splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 2 bedrooms at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lapoinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60319/lapoinya/topic/housing-dwellings