$230 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Upper Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Upper Burnie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 81.5% of all homes in Upper Burnie. This area is marked by low living costs, with typical rents and mortgage payments sitting far below national figures. It is a predominantly residential area where renting is much more common than in most other similar places.
$230
▲ +53.3%
- $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 Upper Burnie — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $230, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $290 and far below the Australian average of $375. Home loans are also affordable, with the typical monthly payment of $1,057 sitting much lower than most areas.
$1,057 ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,094
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,057
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Upper Burnie, $200–$349 is the majority at 60%; Under $200 is next at 35%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Upper Burnie, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 41%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 39.4% of households renting, a figure far above the state average. Meanwhile, 32.6% of homes are owned outright, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 37.1%.
39.4% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.6% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Upper Burnie, the largest group is Rented at 39%, followed by Owned outright (32%) and Owned with a mortgage (25%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here tend to be smaller than average, as 63.6% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the national figure. This is reflected in the low number of people per bedroom, at 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 79.4%
- 2021: 81.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.6% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Upper Burnie, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 19%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Upper Burnie, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 28%.
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 Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/housing-dwellings