$550 ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $370
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $550
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Tranmere
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 99.5% of all homes in Tranmere, making it an area of almost entirely detached dwellings. This is a high-cost pocket where typical rents and mortgage payments sit well above both state and national figures.
$550
▲ +48.6%
- $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 Tranmere — higher than 96% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $550, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of $290. Mortgage costs are also high, with the usual monthly payment of $2,072 sitting well above the state average.
$2,072 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $1,867
- 2021: $2,072
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Tranmere, $550–$749 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Tranmere, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (24%) and $3,000 or more (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 11.5% of households renting compared to 30.6% nationally. About 40.9% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian average.
11.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.9% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Tranmere, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (41%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 95.8% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.5% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.1%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 99.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.8% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.3%
- 2016: 92.5%
- 2021: 95.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Tranmere, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tranmere, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (9%).
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 Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60686/tranmere/topic/housing-dwellings