$260 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Wilmot · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Home ownership has remained a dominant feature of Lower Wilmot, where more than half of all residents own their homes outright. The area is exclusively made up of separate houses, with typical costs for rent and mortgages sitting well below the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Wilmot — lower than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is about the same as the Tasmania figure. Weekly rents are also low at $260, falling well below the national average of $375.
$260 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Lower Wilmot, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 72%; Under $1,000 is next at 28%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, accounting for 54.2% of households. In contrast, renting is virtually non-existent, with 0.0% of households renting their home.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Lower Wilmot, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Lower Wilmot is a separate house. These homes are slightly more crowded than those in other areas, with a typical 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Lower Wilmot, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Lower Wilmot, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 2 bedrooms is next at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lower Wilmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60365/lower-wilmot/topic/housing-dwellings