$250 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Devonport · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Devonport
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Well below the national figure for housing costs, Devonport is a place where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,192. This makes the area significantly more affordable than most of Australia. While many residents own their homes outright, there is a notably high proportion of people renting compared to other similar areas.
$250
—
- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Devonport — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average. Home-loan repayments are also lower than most areas, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,192.
$1,192 —
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Devonport, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; Under $200 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Devonport, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 34%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental properties are much more common here than in most similar areas, with 33% of households renting. This is well above the Tasmanian rate of 26.4%, though 34.6% of homes are still owned outright.
33.0% —
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.6% —
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Devonport splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Rented (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.6% of the market, which is far above the national figure. Most homes have three bedrooms, and the number of people per bedroom is about the same as in the rest of the state and country.
0.80 —
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.6% —
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.3% —
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Devonport, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Devonport, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL612002/devonport/topic/housing-dwellings