$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Roger River · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Roger River
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than most similar areas define Roger River, where typical monthly loan payments are just $800. This makes the area significantly more affordable than the rest of the state and the country.
$180
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- $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 Roger River — lower than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is much lower than most areas, with the typical weekly cost at $180. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290 and far below the national average of $375.
$800 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 44%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (39%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Roger River splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (29%), with Rented at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here tend to have more space for their occupants, with only 0.70 people per bedroom. This is a little below both the Tasmanian and Australian figures of 0.80.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Roger River, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Roger River, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
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 Roger River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60563/roger-river/topic/housing-dwellings