$433 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $636
- 2021: $433
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Lune River · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Among the lowest for costs and highest for outright ownership in its class, Lune River is a place where most people own their homes without a mortgage. This makes the area stand out from the rest of the state and the country, with a very high 70% of homes owned outright.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $433, which is far below the $1,313 figure for Tasmania and the $1,863 national average.
$433 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 70% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. No households in the area are renting, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
70.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Lune River, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 42%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most of the homes are separate houses, though 75% is far below the Tasmanian average of 87.7%. These homes tend to be smaller, with 40% having only one bedroom, which helps explain why there are 1.2 people per bedroom—well above the national figure of 0.8.
1.20 —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
15.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Lune River, Separate house is the majority at 79%; Other dwelling is next at 21%.
In Lune River, 1 bedroom is the majority at 57%; 2 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lune River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60372/lune-river/topic/housing-dwellings