$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pontypool · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Pontypool, where the typical weekly rent is only $200. This makes the area far more affordable than the rest of the state and the nation.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pontypool — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure, and monthly home-loan payments of $1,249 are also well below the Australian average.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,249 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Pontypool, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 65%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (53%).
In Pontypool, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 45%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Pontypool are more crowded than usual, with 1.10 people per bedroom, which is well above the rate for both Tasmania and Australia.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Pontypool, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Pontypool, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 78%; 2 bedrooms is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pontypool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60512/pontypool/topic/housing-dwellings