$290 —
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tasmania · State / Territory
Housing & Dwellings in Tasmania
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 87.7% of the housing stock in Tasmania, far more than the national figure. This preference for detached homes is paired with a high rate of outright ownership, though the typical cost for both rent and mortgages remains well below the national average.
$290
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- $200–$209: 1 area
- $209–$218: 0 areas
- $218–$227: 0 areas
- $227–$236: 0 areas
- $236–$245: 0 areas
- $245–$254: 0 areas
- $254–$263: 0 areas
- $263–$271: 0 areas
- $271–$280: 0 areas
- $280–$289: 0 areas
- $289–$298: 1 area
- $298–$307: 1 area
- $307–$316: 0 areas
- $316–$325: 0 areas
- $325–$334: 1 area
- $334–$343: 1 area
- $343–$352: 0 areas
- $352–$361: 0 areas
- $361–$370: 1 area
- $370–$379: 1 area
- $379–$388: 0 areas
- $388–$396: 0 areas
- $396–$405: 0 areas
- $405–$414: 0 areas
- $414–$423: 1 area
- $423–$432: 0 areas
- $432–$441: 0 areas
- $441–$450: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Tasmania.
| Tasmania | $290 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $290 and monthly mortgage payment of $1,313 are both much lower than in most other areas. These figures sit well below the national totals, although rent has risen by $60 since 2016.
$1,313 ▲ +1.0%
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,313
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Tasmania, the largest group is $200–$349 at 44%, followed by $350–$549 (29%) and Under $200 (22%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Tasmania, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Tasmania has one of the highest rates of outright home ownership at 37.1%, which is well above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
26.4% ▲ +0.1%
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.1% ▲ +2.6%
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Tasmania splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Rented at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common here than across Australia, representing 87.7% of all homes. Around 72.8% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, and the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.80 since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.7% ▲ +1.6%
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 87.6%
- 2021: 87.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.8% ▲ +0.2%
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Tasmania, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tasmania, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tasmania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/6/tasmania/topic/housing-dwellings