$290 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $209
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mowbray · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mowbray
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people rent their homes in Mowbray than in most similar areas. This is a place where housing is generally more affordable, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,050. Renting is the most common arrangement here, accounting for 48.1% of all households.
$290
▲ +38.8%
- $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 Mowbray — higher than 54% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are far below the national figure of $1,863 and well below the state average. Weekly rents are about the same as the state average at $290, which remains well below the Australian figure of $375.
$1,050 ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,050
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mowbray, $200–$349 is the majority at 60%; $350–$549 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Mowbray splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (48%) and Under $1,000 (43%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 8%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, at 48.1%, which is far above the state and national rates. At the same time, the 24% of homes owned outright is well below the Australian figure and far below the Tasmanian average.
48.1% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mowbray, the largest group is Rented at 48%, followed by Owned outright (24%) and Owned with a mortgage (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.6% of the area, which is far above the national figure. However, homes here tend to be smaller, with the proportion of houses having three or more bedrooms far below the state and national averages.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.6% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.3%
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.7% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mowbray, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 11%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mowbray, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (11%).
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 Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60437/mowbray/topic/housing-dwellings