$288 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $247
- 2021: $288
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Surges Bay · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Surges Bay
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Surges Bay has remained stable since 2011, with a strong preference for large, detached homes. Most residents live in separate houses, and the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 is well below the national figure.
$288
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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 Surges Bay — higher than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $288, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and well below the Australian average. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit around $1,300, a figure much lower than the typical Australian payment of $1,863.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,192
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Surges Bay, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (30%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is high at 42.6%, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is 19.7%, well below both the state and national averages.
19.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Surges Bay splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 95.1% of the area, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 88.5% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are slightly more people per bedroom than the state average.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 95.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.5% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 88.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Surges Bay, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Surges Bay, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 30%.
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 Surges Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60655/surges-bay/topic/housing-dwellings