$133 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Back Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Back Creek has seen a shift in affordability and usage over the last decade. The area is now marked by a sharp contrast between very low rental costs and high mortgage payments. Most households here live in homes that are more crowded than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Creek — lower than 89% of areas.
| Back Creek | $133 |
|---|---|
| 2671, NSW | $225 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $133, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420. However, home loan costs are much higher than in most areas, with a typical monthly payment of $2,167.
$133 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Rented at 36%, ahead of Other tenure (36%).
Back Creek splits fairly evenly between Rented (50%) and Other tenure (50%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Back Creek are more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom. This is a little above the Australian figure of 0.80.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Back Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Back Creek, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 3 bedrooms is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10124/back-creek/topic/housing-dwellings