$278 ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $243
- 2021: $278
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Punchbowl · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Punchbowl
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,105 makes Punchbowl an affordable place to live compared to most of the country. The area has a high number of renters and fewer people owning their homes outright than is usual for Tasmania. Most residents live in separate houses, though these tend to be smaller than the state average.
$278
▲ +54.4%
- $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 Punchbowl — lower than 51% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are around $278, which is about the same as the state figure and well below the national average. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than in most other areas.
$1,105 ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,137
- 2021: $1,105
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Punchbowl, the largest group is $200–$349 at 38%, followed by Under $200 (32%) and $350–$549 (30%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Punchbowl splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (46%) and $1,000–$1,799 (41%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 39.4% of households renting, a figure far above the Tasmania average. Meanwhile, only 21.1% of homes are owned outright, which is far below the state and national levels.
39.4% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
21.1% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Punchbowl, the largest group is Rented at 41%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Owned outright (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 81.2% of the area, though homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national average. This helps explain why there are 0.80 people per bedroom, a figure higher than most areas.
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.
81.2% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.0%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.3% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Punchbowl, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Flat or apartment is next at 15%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Punchbowl, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 2 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60526/punchbowl/topic/housing-dwellings