$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Musselroe Bay · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Musselroe Bay — lower than 86% of areas.
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.
$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
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%).
In Musselroe Bay, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
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.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Musselroe Bay, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Musselroe Bay, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 38%.
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