$330 ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rokeby · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Rokeby
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than a third of people in Rokeby rent their homes, which is much higher than the state and national figures. This shift away from home ownership is striking, as only 20% of residents own their place outright. The area is mostly made up of large, detached family houses.
$330
▲ +65.0%
- $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 Rokeby — higher than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $330, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Meanwhile, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,300, which is well below the Australian average.
$1,300 ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,100
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Rokeby splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (40%) and $200–$349 (39%), with Under $200 at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Rokeby, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 58%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 37.9% of households renting, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Conversely, those who own their home outright are far fewer than in most other areas.
37.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
20.0% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Rokeby splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Rented (38%), with Owned outright at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses dominate the landscape, making up 94.1% of all homes, which is far above the national figure. Most of these are large, with 81.7% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
94.1% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.2%
- 2016: 93.2%
- 2021: 94.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.2%
- 2016: 79.6%
- 2021: 81.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Rokeby, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Rokeby, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 72%; 2 bedrooms is next at 12%.
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 Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60564/rokeby/topic/housing-dwellings