$380 —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $355
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Malbina · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A total of 100% of homes in Malbina are separate houses, making it a place of detached living. The area is dominated by home ownership, with half of all residents owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Malbina — higher than 78% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $380, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian figure. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,419, which is well below the national figure.
$380 —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,419 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Malbina, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 55%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 45%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 50% of homes owned outright, a figure far above both the state and national averages. No households in Malbina are renting, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Malbina, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 48%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 88.5% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, with 46.2% of homes having four bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% 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.
88.5% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Malbina, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Malbina splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (43%) and 3 bedrooms (39%), with 2 bedrooms at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Malbina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60379/malbina/topic/housing-dwellings