$325 ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2021: $325
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Travellers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Travellers Rest is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This small locality is dominated by large family homes, with over half of the residents owning their property outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Travellers Rest — higher than 64% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent here is $325, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. For those with a mortgage, the usual monthly payment is $1,521, slightly higher than the state average.
$325 ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,521 ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Travellers Rest, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by Under $1,000 (32%) and $1,800–$2,999 (28%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Travellers Rest, where 50.8% of homes are owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. In contrast, there are no renters in the area, which is far below the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.8% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Travellers Rest, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 46%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 90% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the state average of 72.8%. This is consistent with the fact that 100% of the housing stock consists of separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Travellers Rest, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Travellers Rest splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (42%) and 3 bedrooms (41%), with 5 or more at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Travellers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60687/travellers-rest/topic/housing-dwellings