$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $48
- 2021: $100
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pipers Brook · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Pipers Brook is a separate house, making it an area of detached dwellings. While more than half the residents own their homes outright, those with mortgages face typical monthly payments of $1,800, which is well above the Tasmanian figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pipers Brook — lower than 94% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest around at just $100, falling far below both the state and national figures. In contrast, typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,800, which is well above the Tasmanian average.
$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,800 —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Pipers Brook, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Pipers Brook, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 33%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 51.2% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average. About 22% of households rent, which is well below the rates seen across Tasmania and Australia.
22.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.2% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Pipers Brook, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 85.4% having three or more bedrooms, far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why the area consists entirely of separate houses.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% 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.
85.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Pipers Brook, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Pipers Brook, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pipers Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60506/pipers-brook/topic/housing-dwellings