Talawa · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Talawa

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Talawa is a separate house, making it a place of completely detached living. This housing pattern is paired with very low costs and a high number of people owning their homes outright, which is far more common here than across the rest of the state.

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📍 Talawa, Suburb / Locality

Where Talawa sits — Median rent (weekly)

$135
  • $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 Talawa — lower than 89% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Talawa$135
7263, TAS $203
Tasmania $290
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Housing is very affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $135 and monthly mortgage payments of $880. Both figures are far below the Tasmanian and national averages.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Talawa, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

A huge 60% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why only 12% of households are renting, a rate far below the state average.

12.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

60.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 63.6%
  • 2021: 60.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Talawa, Owned outright is the majority at 68%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 18%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

While only 48% of homes have three or more bedrooms—far below the state average—residents are more crowded, with 1.00 person per bedroom. This is well above the national figure of 0.80.

1.00

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 1.00

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 90.9%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

48.0%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 68.2%
  • 2021: 48.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Talawa, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Talawa splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (35%) and 4 bedrooms (35%), with 2 bedrooms at 29%.

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 Talawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60664/talawa/topic/housing-dwellings