$320 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $340
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Snug · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lower Snug
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.8% of all homes in Lower Snug, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. It is a place where very few people rent and the vast majority of residents own their own home.
$320
▼ -5.9%
- $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 Lower Snug — higher than 63% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,706, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. Weekly rent is usually $320, a little above the state average but a little below the national figure.
$1,706 ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,700
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $1,706
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lower Snug, $200–$349 is the majority at 60%; $350–$549 is next at 40%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lower Snug, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (29%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 44.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Only 8.6% of households rent, a rate far below both Tasmania and Australia.
8.6% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.2% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lower Snug splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (48%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 8%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 82.2% having three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the state and national averages. This is consistent with the dominance of separate houses, which are far more common here than in most other Australian areas.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.8% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.6%
- 2021: 98.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lower Snug, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lower Snug, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lower Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60362/lower-snug/topic/housing-dwellings