$223 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $223
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lower Wattle Grove
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Lower Wattle Grove is a separate house. This makes the area much more detached than the national average, with housing costs that sit far below the figures seen across Australia.
$223
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- $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 Wattle Grove — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are just $1,040, which is well below the Tasmanian figure. Weekly rents are also lower than most areas at $223, far below the Australian typical cost of $375.
$1,040 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $1,040
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lower Wattle Grove, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 48.6% of houses owned outright, far above the national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state and national averages at only 8.1%.
8.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lower Wattle Grove, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Other tenure (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While 100% of the homes are separate houses, they tend to be smaller than average, with 64.9% having three or more bedrooms. Despite this, the area has some of the highest numbers of people per bedroom at 1.00.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 89.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lower Wattle Grove, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lower Wattle Grove, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60364/lower-wattle-grove/topic/housing-dwellings