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. |