$135 ▲ +150.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $54
- 2016: $101
- 2021: $135
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Whitemark · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Whitemark
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Whitemark have remained very low compared to the rest of the country. The area is mostly made up of separate houses, with a high number of people owning their homes outright. This creates a local market where both rents and mortgage payments are far below state and national figures.
$135
▲ +150.0%
- $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 Whitemark — lower than 89% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure at just $135, with 67.4% of rentals costing under $200. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $808.
$808 ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $975
- 2016: $758
- 2021: $808
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Whitemark, Under $200 is the majority at 78%; $200–$349 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Whitemark, Under $1,000 is the majority at 79%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in other parts of Australia, accounting for 48.3% of households. At the same time, the share of households renting is well above the Tasmanian average at 31.3%.
31.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Whitemark, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Rented (32%) and Owned with a mortgage (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.6% of all homes, which is far above the national figure. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are far less common here than in the rest of the state, and there are typically fewer people per bedroom.
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.
96.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.1%
- 2016: 93.7%
- 2021: 96.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.9% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Whitemark, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Whitemark, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 2 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Whitemark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60752/whitemark/topic/housing-dwellings