$235 ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $235
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Southport
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low living costs define daily life in Southport, where the typical monthly home loan is just $800. This makes the area far more affordable than the state and national averages, with a huge proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$235
▲ +46.9%
- $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 Southport — lower than 65% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $235, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average. Monthly home loan payments are also among the lowest seen in similar areas.
$800 ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $871
- 2016: $713
- 2021: $800
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Southport, Under $200 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Southport, Under $1,000 is the majority at 75%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 64.5% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why only 12.9% of households rent, a rate far below the Tasmanian average.
12.9% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
64.5% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Southport, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Southport is a separate house, though they tend to be smaller than usual. Only 58.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the state and national figures.
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% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.8%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Southport, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Southport, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 2 bedrooms is next at 31%.
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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60623/southport/topic/housing-dwellings