$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $143
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Plenty is a separate house, making it one of the most consistent areas for this housing type. The area is dominated by large family homes, though typical mortgage and rent costs remain well below the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Plenty — higher than 50% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
A typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,083, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure. Weekly rents are around the middle for similar areas at $280, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Plenty, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 63%; Under $1,000 is next at 38%.
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in Plenty are renting, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While 48% of homes have a mortgage, those owned outright make up 24% of the total, which is far below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Plenty, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 67%; Owned outright is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common here, with 84% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average. These spacious layouts mean there are about 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most similar areas.
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.
84.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Plenty splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (38%) and 4 bedrooms (33%), with 5 or more at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60508/plenty/topic/housing-dwellings