$335 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Paloona · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Paloona is a separate house, making it a suburb of detached dwellings. This layout means the area is far more spacious than the state or national average, with nearly 93% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paloona — higher than 67% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the national figure. However, weekly rent is $335, which is a little above the Tasmania average.
$335 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Paloona, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 44.4% of people owning their place outright. This is far above the national figure, while the 14.8% of households renting is far below both the state and Australia.
14.8% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Paloona splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 15%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes are much larger than in most areas, and there are 1.00 people per bedroom, which is well above the Tasmanian average. About 92.6% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Paloona, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Paloona, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 1 bedroom (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Paloona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60487/paloona/topic/housing-dwellings