$273 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $273
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Scamander · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Scamander
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than half of the homes in Scamander are owned outright, making it an area where home ownership is far more common than in the rest of the state. Most people live in separate houses, and the typical costs for both renting and mortgages are well below the national figures.
$273
▲ +47.6%
- $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 Scamander — lower than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,200, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure. Weekly rent is around $273, which is about the same as the Tasmania average.
$1,200 → 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,159
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Scamander, $200–$349 is the majority at 53%; $350–$549 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Scamander, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 32%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
About 49.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the Tasmanian and Australian averages. Renting is less common here, with only 22.6% of households renting, which is well below the national figure.
22.6% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Scamander, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (25%) and Rented (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.5% of homes, far above the national average. However, the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is 64.7%, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.5% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.3%
- 2016: 92.1%
- 2021: 91.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.7% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Scamander, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Other dwelling is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Scamander, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (24%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
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 Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60588/scamander/topic/housing-dwellings