$260 ▲ +766.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $30
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pipers River · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 100% of the homes in Pipers River, a figure far above the national average. This rural area is defined by large, detached properties and very few renters, with nearly 40% of residents owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pipers River — lower than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $260, which is well below the Australian figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit at $1,419, a little above the Tasmanian average but well below the national figure.
$260 ▲ +766.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,419 ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Pipers River, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Pipers River, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 58%; Under $1,000 is next at 18%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is uncommon here, with only 8.4% of households renting, which is far below the state and national figures. This is consistent with the fact that 39.6% of homes are owned outright, a rate well above the Australian average.
8.4% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Pipers River splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (39%), with Other tenure at 9%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, and 78.6% have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure. Most homes have 3 or 4 bedrooms, and there are 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Pipers River, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Pipers River, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pipers River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60507/pipers-river/topic/housing-dwellings