$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Preolenna · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make Preolenna an affordable place to live, with the typical monthly mortgage payment being just $867. All homes here are separate houses, though they tend to be smaller than the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Preolenna — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are far below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rent is also lower than most areas, typically costing $250, which is well below the Australian average of $375.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Preolenna, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Preolenna splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $1,000–$1,799 (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning homes outright is common here, with 40.9% of households doing so—a figure well above the national average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is far below the Australian figure.
18.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Preolenna, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (20%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Preolenna is a separate house, though 31.8% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the Tasmania average. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% 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.
31.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Preolenna, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Preolenna splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (36%) and 5 or more (36%), with 3 bedrooms at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Preolenna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60519/preolenna/topic/housing-dwellings