Dirty Creek · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Dirty Creek

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Dirty Creek is a separate house, creating a landscape of detached dwellings. Most residents own their homes, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,500 that is well below the New South Wales figure.

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📍 Dirty Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Dirty Creek sits — Median rent (weekly)

$385
  • $0–$25: 37 areas
  • $25–$50: 86 areas
  • $50–$75: 199 areas
  • $75–$100: 214 areas
  • $100–$125: 525 areas
  • $125–$150: 343 areas
  • $150–$175: 699 areas
  • $175–$200: 597 areas
  • $200–$225: 1183 areas
  • $225–$250: 724 areas
  • $250–$275: 1277 areas
  • $275–$300: 787 areas
  • $300–$325: 1282 areas
  • $325–$350: 618 areas
  • $350–$375: 935 areas
  • $375–$400: 570 areas
  • $400–$425: 763 areas
  • $425–$450: 288 areas
  • $450–$475: 415 areas
  • $475–$500: 176 areas
  • $500–$525: 204 areas
  • $525–$550: 79 areas
  • $550–$575: 125 areas
  • $575–$600: 70 areas
  • $600–$625: 97 areas
  • $625–$650: 21 areas
  • $650–$675: 54 areas
  • $675–$700: 145 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dirty Creek — higher than 79% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Dirty Creek$385
2456, NSW $395
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Weekly rent is $385, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. However, mortgage payments are well below the state average by $667 per month.

$1,500

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,200
  • 2021: $1,500

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Dirty Creek, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Ownership is common here, with 34.4% of homes owned outright, which is well above the Australian average. Only 18.8% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national levels.

18.8%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

34.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 34.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Dirty Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 31%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

All homes are separate houses, though only 56.3% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is among the highest at this level.

1.00

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.10
  • 2021: 1.00

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 96.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

56.3%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 64.0%
  • 2021: 56.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Dirty Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Dirty Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (25%) and 3 bedrooms (25%), with Studio / none at 19%.

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 Dirty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11263/dirty-creek/topic/housing-dwellings