$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tunbridge · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs define daily life in Tunbridge, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $542. This makes the area far more affordable than most of Tasmania and the rest of the country. Residents primarily live in large, detached houses, with a strong tendency toward outright home ownership.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tunbridge — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the Tasmanian figure at $200, while typical monthly home-loan payments of $542 are far below both state and national levels.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Tunbridge splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
In Tunbridge, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A high 42.1% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 17.5% of households renting is far below the Australian average.
17.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Tunbridge, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Tunbridge is a separate house, and 77.2% have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure of 73.8%, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than usual.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Tunbridge, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Tunbridge, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tunbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60696/tunbridge/topic/housing-dwellings