$180 ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $110
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mawbanna · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Mawbanna is a separate house. This makes the area's housing landscape very distinct, with half of all residents owning their homes outright and typical weekly rents sitting far below national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mawbanna — lower than 80% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is very affordable here, with the typical weekly cost at $180. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290 and far below the Australian typical rent of $375.
$180 ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Mawbanna, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong, as 50% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. At the same time, the 30% of households renting is much higher than in most similar areas.
30.0% ▲ +62.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mawbanna, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Rented (27%) and Owned with a mortgage (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While 100% of dwellings are separate houses, they are smaller than usual; homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national figure. This helps explain why there are slightly more people per bedroom here than across Australia.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.7% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mawbanna, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mawbanna, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mawbanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60387/mawbanna/topic/housing-dwellings