$129 ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $88
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $129
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ouse · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs mark Ouse as a standout among similar areas. The typical weekly rent is just $129, which is far below the national and state figures. This makes the area significantly more affordable than most other places in the region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ouse — lower than 90% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is far below the national figure of $375 and the Tasmanian average of $290. Home loan payments are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment being $815.
$129 ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$815 ▲ +103.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ouse, Under $200 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 35%.
In Ouse, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (30%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 32.8% of households, which is much higher than most areas. At the same time, 41.8% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the state and national averages.
32.8% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.8% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ouse, the largest group is Owned outright at 40%, followed by Rented (32%) and Owned with a mortgage (14%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.3% of the homes here, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national and state averages at 68.7%.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ouse, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 2 bedrooms (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60484/ouse/topic/housing-dwellings