$230 ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in St Helens
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define St Helens, where the typical weekly rent is $230—far below the national figure of $375. This is a place where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, making it significantly different from the typical Tasmanian or Australian suburb.
$230
▲ +31.4%
- $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 St Helens — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,083, which is a little below the Tasmania figure and far below the rest of Australia. Rents are also low, with 63% of renters paying between $200 and $349 a week.
$1,083 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,000
- 2016: $953
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In St Helens, $200–$349 is the majority at 63%; Under $200 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by Under $1,000 (40%) and $1,800–$2,999 (13%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 49.6% of homes owned outright, far above both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the 25.1% of households that rent is well below the Australian average.
25.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.6% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Rented (25%) and Owned with a mortgage (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.2% of homes, which is far above the national average. These homes tend to be smaller than usual, with the share of houses having three or more bedrooms being well below the state figure.
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.
86.2% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.4%
- 2016: 93.4%
- 2021: 86.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
62.8% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In St Helens, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Flat or apartment is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (11%).
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60632/st-helens/topic/housing-dwellings