$285 ▲ +72.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $165
- 2016: $195
- 2021: $285
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Westerway · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Westerway
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs and a very high rate of home ownership make Westerway an affordable place to live. More than half the households here own their homes outright, which is far above the national figure.
$285
▲ +72.7%
- $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 Westerway — higher than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $921, which is well below the Tasmania figure and far below the national average. Weekly rents are around $285, which is about the same as the state average.
$921 ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $910
- 2021: $921
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Westerway, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Westerway splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (46%) and Under $1,000 (42%), with $3,000 or more at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 50.6% of homes owned outright—far above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Only 16.5% of households rent, which is well below the state and national rates.
16.5% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.6% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Westerway, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Westerway is a separate house, and 90.6% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.6% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.2%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 90.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Westerway, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Westerway, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 19%.
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 Westerway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60746/westerway/topic/housing-dwellings