$243 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $188
- 2021: $243
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wivenhoe · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wivenhoe
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower monthly mortgage payments of $811 make Wivenhoe an affordable place to live compared to most areas. This suburb is dominated by detached houses, with a high number of people renting their homes.
$243
▲ +35.0%
- $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 Wivenhoe — lower than 62% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $243, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average. Home loans are also much cheaper here, with typical monthly payments far below those in the rest of the state.
$811 ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $834
- 2021: $811
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wivenhoe, $200–$349 is the majority at 87%; Under $200 is next at 13%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wivenhoe, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in other parts of Tasmania, with 38.3% of households renting. This is the same percentage as those who own their home outright, which is well above the national figure.
38.3% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.3% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wivenhoe splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (39%) and Rented (39%), with Owned with a mortgage at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.1% of the market, a figure far above the Australian average. Most of these are larger homes, with 77.8% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.1% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.1%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 95.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.6%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wivenhoe, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Other dwelling is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wivenhoe, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 2 bedrooms is next at 21%.
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 Wivenhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60762/wivenhoe/topic/housing-dwellings