$415 —
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $415
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Howden · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Howden
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Howden is a separate house, making it a suburb of exclusively detached dwellings. This layout means the area is dominated by large family homes, with nearly half of all residents owning their house outright.
$415
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- $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 Howden — higher than 88% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is expensive here, with typical weekly rents of $415 being among the highest for similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments are also well above the Tasmanian figure, having risen by $831 since 2011.
$1,771 ▲ +88.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $940
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $1,771
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Howden, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 44%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Howden, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 35%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (26%) and Under $1,000 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high and renting is rare, as only 6.8% of households rent. This is far below the national figure, while the proportion of homes owned outright has risen to 45.8%.
6.8% ▼ -68.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.8% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Howden splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (47%) and Owned with a mortgage (46%), with Rented at 7%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are spacious, with 91.6% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, reflecting a housing stock where 41% of homes have four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 99.3%
- 2016: 94.7%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.6% ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 91.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Howden splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (40%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 12%.
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 Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621016/howden/topic/housing-dwellings