$270 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Scotchtown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Scotchtown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more homes in Scotchtown are separate houses than the state or national figures suggest. This is a place of large detached dwellings, with nearly 90% having three or more bedrooms. Most residents are paying off their own homes, while very few people rent here.
$270
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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 Scotchtown — lower than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,517, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Weekly rent is $270, making it well below the national average of $375.
$1,517 ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,615
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Scotchtown, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Scotchtown splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (39%) and $1,000–$1,799 (39%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes are owned with a mortgage, at 54.8%. Only 11.9% of households rent, which is far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
11.9% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.0% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Scotchtown, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Scotchtown is a separate house, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, and with 89.3% having three or more bedrooms, there are more people per bedroom here than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.3% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.3%
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Scotchtown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Scotchtown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (40%) and 1 bedroom (6%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Scotchtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60591/scotchtown/topic/housing-dwellings