$200 ▲ +141.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $83
- 2016: $96
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ross · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ross
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make Ross an affordable place to live. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $867, which is far below the national figure of $1,863. This affordability is paired with a very high rate of home ownership, with over half the community owning their homes outright.
$200
▲ +141.0%
- $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 Ross — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $200, which is well below the Tasmania figure of $290. Mortgage payments are also much lower than in most areas, with the usual monthly cost sitting at $867.
$867 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $884
- 2016: $921
- 2021: $867
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Ross splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (45%) and $200–$349 (41%), with $350–$549 at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ross, Under $1,000 is the majority at 58%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 42%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of the homes in Ross are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Only 19.5% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
19.5% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ross, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Rented is next at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.8% of the dwellings here, far above the national figure of 72.3%. While nearly 74% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.8% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 97.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.5% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ross, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ross, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (20%) and 4 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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60575/ross/topic/housing-dwellings