Musselroe Bay · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Musselroe Bay

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Rental prices have stayed remarkably low in Musselroe Bay, where the typical weekly rent is just $150. This sparsely populated area offers some of the most affordable housing options compared to the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Musselroe Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Musselroe Bay sits — Median rent (weekly)

$150
  • $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 Musselroe Bay — lower than 86% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Musselroe Bay$150
7264, TAS $180
Tasmania $290
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is $150, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of $290 and the national average of $375. This is much lower than most other similar areas.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 64%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Musselroe Bay, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are less crowded than usual, with only 0.60 people per bedroom. This is well below the figure for both Tasmania and Australia, which sit at 0.80.

0.60

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.60

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Musselroe Bay, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Musselroe Bay, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 38%.

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 Musselroe Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60439/musselroe-bay/topic/housing-dwellings