Red Hills · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Red Hills

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Only separate houses make up the housing stock in Red Hills, where almost every home has three or more bedrooms. This creates a landscape of large, detached properties that is far more common here than in the rest of the state or country.

Open map →
📍 Red Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Red Hills sits — Median rent (weekly)

$250
  • $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 Red Hills — lower than 60% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Red Hills$250
7304, TAS $240
Tasmania $290
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Housing costs are relatively low, with typical weekly rents at $250 and monthly mortgage payments at $1,300. Both figures are well below the national averages.

$250

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $83
  • 2021: $250

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,300

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,142
  • 2021: $1,300

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

View on map →

In Red Hills, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

View on map →

In Red Hills, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 22%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is high, with 41.7% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Only 13.9% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national levels.

13.9%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

41.7%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46.5%
  • 2021: 41.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

View on map →

In Red Hills, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 46%, followed by Owned outright (41%) and Rented (14%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Every single home in the area is a separate house, and 91.7% have at least three bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is well above the Tasmanian and Australian averages.

1.00

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 1.00

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.

91.7%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 81.4%
  • 2021: 91.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

View on map →

In Red Hills, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

View on map →

In Red Hills, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 5 or more (14%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Red Hills

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Red Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60540/red-hills/topic/housing-dwellings