$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Weetah · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people per bedroom than most similar areas is a key feature of Weetah. This is a small community where every home is a separate house, though mortgage payments are generally lower than across the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weetah — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,408, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Weekly rents are also quite low at $250, sitting a little below the Tasmania average.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,408 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Weetah, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of households (52%) have a mortgage, while 36% own their home outright. This last group is well above the national figure, though the 20% of households renting is far below the Australian average.
20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.0% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Weetah, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 48%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, yet the 40% of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the state and national figures. Because of this, the 1.00 person per bedroom rate is well above the national average.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% 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.
40.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Weetah, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 3 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/housing-dwellings