$200 → 0.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Liffey · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Liffey
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very few people rent in Liffey, where more than half of all homes are owned outright. This makes the area much more affordable than the state and national averages, with typical weekly rents sitting at just $200.
$200
→ 0.0%
- $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 Liffey — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is quite affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $200 and monthly home-loan payments of $1,083. Both figures are far below the national averages.
$1,083 ▲ +150.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $433
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Liffey, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning your own home is the norm in Liffey; 53.1% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, only 4.7% of households rent, a rate far below both Tasmania and Australia.
4.7% ▼ -79.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.1% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Liffey, Owned outright is the majority at 61%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 27%.
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%. While 71.9% of these houses have three or more bedrooms, the typical number of people per bedroom is 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 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: 96.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.9%
- 2016: 88.7%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Liffey, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 65%; 4 bedrooms is next at 18%.
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 Liffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60338/liffey/topic/housing-dwellings