$200 ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $165
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sheffield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sheffield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage of just $1,000 makes Sheffield a far more affordable place to live than most of the country. This affordability is reflected across the board, with both home loans and weekly rents sitting well below the state and national figures. This makes it a place where housing costs are generally low for residents.
$200
▲ +21.2%
- $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 Sheffield — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is lower than most areas at $200, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290. Home loans are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,000.
$1,000 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $997
- 2021: $1,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Sheffield splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (48%) and $200–$349 (47%), with $350–$549 at 5%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sheffield, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 49%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (9%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (48.2%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Around 23.3% of households rent, which is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
23.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.2% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sheffield, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (24%) and Rented (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91% of the market, far above the national average. While these homes are mostly detached, about 71.8% have three or more bedrooms, and there is a slightly lower number of people per bedroom than in other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.0% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.4%
- 2016: 98.7%
- 2021: 91.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sheffield, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sheffield, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 2 bedrooms is next at 20%.
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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60599/sheffield/topic/housing-dwellings