$233 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $233
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Direction · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Direction
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Mount Direction is a separate detached house. This makes the area far more detached than the national figure, with most residents living in larger family homes.
$233
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- $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 Mount Direction — lower than 65% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are lower than most areas at $233, which is well below the national figure. The typical monthly home loan payment is $1,517, slightly above the Tasmanian average.
$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Mount Direction splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mount Direction, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 6.7% of households renting, a figure far below the state and national levels. Meanwhile, 41.6% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Australian average.
6.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Mount Direction splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (49%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 7%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, as 80.9% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, though the number of people per bedroom is about the same as the rest of the country.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 93.8%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81.5%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Direction, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mount Direction, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Mount Direction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60426/mount-direction/topic/housing-dwellings