$250 ▲ +92.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Northdown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Northdown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A very high rate of home ownership shapes daily life in Northdown, where nearly half of all homes are owned outright. This makes the area feel much more stable than most, with far fewer people renting than the state or national averages.
$250
▲ +92.3%
- $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 Northdown — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $250, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average. Most homeowners pay between $1,000 and $1,799 a month on their mortgage, with a typical monthly payment of $1,500.
$1,500 ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,268
- 2016: $1,343
- 2021: $1,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Northdown, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Northdown, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (26%) and $3,000 or more (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 48.4% of homes owned outright, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, only 12.1% of households rent, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
12.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.4% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Northdown, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Northdown is a separate house, putting it far above the national average for detached dwellings. Most of these are large, with 81.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly more people per bedroom than usual.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 97.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.3% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 86.1%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Northdown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Northdown, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 17%.
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 Northdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60463/northdown/topic/housing-dwellings