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As at 30 June 2004, there were 11,679 public housing rental properties in Tasmania. Of these, 2,622 (22.5%) were 1-bedroom properties, 3,397 (29.1%) were 2-bedroom properties, 5,373 (46.0%) were 3-bedroom properties and 287 (2.5%) had 4 or more bedrooms.

The Greater Hobart-Southern Region had the most properties (5,828 properties or 49.9% of all properties), followed by the Northern Region with 2,933 properties (25.1% of all properties) and the Mersey-Lyell Region with 2,918 properties (25.0%).

Of all Tasmanian local government areas, Launceston had the most properties with 2,030 properties (17.4% of all public rental properties in the state).

PUBLIC HOUSING RENTAL PROPERTIES, Tasmanian local government areas - as at 30 June 2004
		1 bedroom	2 bedroom	3 bedroom	4+ bedroom	Total properties
Local government area		no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Greater Hobart-Southern
	Brighton	80	213	875	28	1,196
	Central Highlands	8	-	-	-	8
	Clarence	283	325	753	43	1,404
	Derwent Valley	68	55	115	2	240
	Glamorgan/Spring Bay	-	7	24	-	31
	Glenorchy	464	655	526	48	1,693
	Hobart	337	279	112	12	740
	Huon Valley	16	15	52	1	84
	Kingborough	52	105	141	22	320
	Sorell	12	35	34	1	82
	Southern Midlands	10	8	11	1	30
	Tasman	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	1,330	1,697	2,643	158	5,828
Northern
	Break O’Day	30	19	29	4	82
	Dorset	20	10	47	-	77
	Flinders	12	1	7	-	20
	George Town	39	55	163	5	262
	Launceston	482	621	881	46	2,030
	Meander Valley	27	74	89	2	192
	Northern Midlands	20	44	78	5	147
	West Tamar	18	50	53	2	123
	Total	648	874	1,347	64	2,933
Mersey-Lyell
	Burnie	132	202	375	12	721
	Central Coast	117	141	211	9	478
	Circular Head	3	38	77	5	123
	Devonport	246	325	468	30	1,069
	Kentish	6	2	25	-	33
	King Island	3	-	8	-	11
	Latrobe	27	13	57	-	97
	Waratah/Wynyard	100	94	145	8	347
	West Coast	10	11	17	1	39
	Total	644	826	1,383	65	2,918
Tasmania		2,622	3,397	5,373	287	11,679
- nil or rounded to zero Source: Tasmanian Housing Information System, Department of Health and Human Services.