$330 —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Police Point · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Police Point
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Police Point is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This is a stable market where a huge number of people own their homes outright, far exceeding both state and national figures.
$330
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Police Point — higher than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $330, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Monthly home loan payments are about the same as the state average at $1,360, but well below the national figure of $1,863.
$1,360 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,426
- 2021: $1,360
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Police Point, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 58.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national rate of 31.0%. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the state and national figures at just 12.9%.
12.9% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Police Point, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are larger, with 74.2% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure at 0.70.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.2% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Police Point, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Police Point, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Police Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60510/police-point/topic/housing-dwellings