$300 ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $255
- 2016: $170
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lucaston · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lucaston
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift towards larger homes is evident in Lucaston, where every single dwelling is now a separate house. This makes it far more detached than most of Australia, with typical monthly mortgage payments sitting at $1,473.
$300
▲ +17.6%
- $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 Lucaston — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is about the same as the state figure and well below the national average. Monthly mortgage payments are lower than in most similar areas, though they sit a little above the Tasmania average.
$1,473 ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,192
- 2021: $1,473
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lucaston, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $350–$549 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lucaston, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up only 7.4% of households, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 38.5% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian figure of 31%.
7.4% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.5% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lucaston, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 53%; Owned outright is next at 39%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 100% of the housing stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 78.4% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the state and national averages.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 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: 93.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.4% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lucaston, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lucaston, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
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 Lucaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60367/lucaston/topic/housing-dwellings