$200 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wesley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs define Wesley Vale, where the typical weekly rent of $200 is far below the national figure. Most residents own their homes, and the area is dominated by large, detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wesley Vale — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are far below the Australian figure of $375 and well below the Tasmanian average. Monthly home-loan payments are also lower than most areas, sitting at $1,411.
$200 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,411 ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Wesley Vale splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
In Wesley Vale, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Wesley Vale, with 48.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national rate of 31%. Meanwhile, only 11.8% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national levels.
11.8% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wesley Vale, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (12%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.8% of all homes, far above the Australian average of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 83.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wesley Vale, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 2%.
In Wesley Vale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wesley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60730/wesley-vale/topic/housing-dwellings