$300 ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Primrose Sands · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Primrose Sands
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than the national average define Primrose Sands, where the typical mortgage is $801 less than across Australia. Most people here live in detached houses, and a large proportion own their homes outright.
$300
▲ +53.8%
- $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 Primrose Sands — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,062, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure. Weekly rents are $300, about the same as the state average and well below the national figure.
$1,062 ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $888
- 2016: $878
- 2021: $1,062
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Primrose Sands, $200–$349 is the majority at 74%; $350–$549 is next at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Primrose Sands, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 49%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (43%) and $1,800–$2,999 (8%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Primrose Sands, with 41.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian average. Only 17.1% of households rent, a figure far below the national rate.
17.1% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Primrose Sands, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.6% of all homes, far above the state and national figures. However, homes here are smaller than usual, with the share of houses with three or more bedrooms far below the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.3%
- 2016: 97.5%
- 2021: 98.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.4% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Primrose Sands, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Primrose Sands splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 2 bedrooms (38%), with 4 bedrooms at 10%.
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 Primrose Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60522/primrose-sands/topic/housing-dwellings