$300 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Riverside
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every single home in Riverside is a detached house, making it a suburb dominated by standalone properties. This provides a high level of space and privacy, with 76.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms. While housing costs are lower than the national average, the area remains a typical Tasmanian mix of owners and renters.
$300
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Riverside — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,440, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure but well below the national average. Weekly rents are about the same as the state average at $300, and also sit well below the Australian figure.
$1,440 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,381
- 2016: $1,400
- 2021: $1,440
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Riverside, the largest group is $200–$349 at 49%, followed by $350–$549 (35%) and Under $200 (15%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Riverside, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (24%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is a little above the state average at 38.2% and well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 24.8% of households rent, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average.
24.8% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Riverside splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (38%) and Owned with a mortgage (35%), with Rented at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. These homes are generally large, with 41.5% having three bedrooms and 27.4% having four.
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.
95.0% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 94.3%
- 2021: 95.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 76.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Riverside, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Flat or apartment is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Riverside, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60557/riverside/topic/housing-dwellings