$250 ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sisters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sisters Beach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Sisters Beach is a separate house, making it a community of detached dwellings. Housing is generally more affordable than in other parts of the country, with typical monthly mortgage payments well below the national figure.
$250
▲ +28.2%
- $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 Sisters Beach — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $997, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also quite low at $250, sitting a little below the Tasmania average.
$997 ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,094
- 2016: $1,021
- 2021: $997
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sisters Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 74%; $350–$549 is next at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Sisters Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (44%) and $1,000–$1,799 (43%), with $3,000 or more at 8%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 39.0% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 16.6% of households rent, a rate far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
16.6% ▼ -40.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.0% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Sisters Beach splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (40%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Sisters Beach tend to be larger than usual, with 82.4% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, though 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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 99.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.4% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.6%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 82.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sisters Beach, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sisters Beach, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Sisters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60603/sisters-beach/topic/housing-dwellings