A national housing affordability report has shown Tasmania had the largest rise in house repayments in the country over the December quarter.
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The Real Estate Institute of Australia report highlighted housing affordability in the state had declined against income to cope with loan repayments.
This meant repayments overall constituted 26.3 per cent of a household's income.
The average loan repayment in Tasmania was $275,217 in December compared to $266,839 the year before.
The average monthly repayment was $1663 against a median family income of $1458.
The state's rental affordability improved over the period with the proportion of income required to meet median rents down to 28.1 per cent.
Social service organisations say if a person's rent is above 30 per cent of their income, this places them under housing stress.
First-home buyers increased by 12.6 per cent over the three months and 23.3 per cent over 12 months.
