$343 ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $343
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than 84% of homes in Montrose are separate houses, making it a detached-dwelling suburb. While the area has a high number of houses, they tend to be smaller than those in other parts of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Montrose — higher than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $343, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Monthly mortgage payments are usually $1,349, a figure that is well below the national average.
$343 ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,349 ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Montrose, the largest group is $350–$549 at 47%, followed by $200–$349 (37%) and Under $200 (14%).
In Montrose, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 25%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 29.8% of households renting. This is well above the state average, though the 35.5% who own their home outright is a little below the Tasmanian figure.
29.8% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.5% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Montrose splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Rented at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national and state figures, at just 64.6%. This helps explain why there are 0.8 people per bedroom, which is higher than most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.1% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.6% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Montrose, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Flat or apartment is next at 14%.
In Montrose, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60416/montrose/topic/housing-dwellings