$400 ▲ +300.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $283
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ridgeway
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Ridgeway is a separate house, making it an area of detached dwellings. This creates a landscape where housing costs are notably high, with typical weekly rents reaching $400.
$400
▲ +300.0%
- $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 Ridgeway — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian figure of $290. This trend continues for homeowners, whose typical monthly mortgage of $1,950 is well above the state average.
$1,950 ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,950
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ridgeway, $350–$549 is the majority at 73%; $200–$349 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ridgeway, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (37%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 39.1% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, the 15.9% of households renting is far below both the state and Australian averages.
15.9% ▲ +218.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Ridgeway splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (41%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While separate houses make up 100% of the stock, the number of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is well above the national average.
1.00 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ridgeway, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ridgeway, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (22%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/housing-dwellings