$150 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $110
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $600 in Rosebery, making it a place where housing costs are far lower than in most other areas. Residents here enjoy a mix of high outright home ownership and very affordable rents compared to state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosebery — lower than 86% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $150, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $600, far below the Tasmanian average of $1,313.
$150 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$600 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Rosebery, Under $200 is the majority at 89%; $200–$349 is next at 11%.
In Rosebery, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes are owned outright at 47.2%, which is far above the Australian figure of 31.0%. At the same time, 27.5% of households rent, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
27.5% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.2% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Rosebery, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Rented (27%) and Owned with a mortgage (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.7% of all homes, far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 79.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.7% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.3% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Rosebery, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
In Rosebery, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 69%; 2 bedrooms is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60568/rosebery/topic/housing-dwellings