$350 ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $235
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Falls Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Falls Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Falls Creek than the national figure, with 46% of households owning their property without a mortgage. This creates a housing landscape that is much more stable than most areas. The typical home here is a large, separate house, which is very common for the region.
$350
▲ +48.9%
- $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 Falls Creek — higher than 71% of areas.
| Falls Creek | $350 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | $360 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,199, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Weekly rent is $350, a bit lower than the New South Wales average of $420.
$2,199 ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,975
- 2021: $2,199
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Falls Creek, $350–$549 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Falls Creek, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (25%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of the state, while only 9.5% of households rent, which is far below both state and national levels.
9.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Falls Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Rented (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in Falls Creek is a separate house, and 88% have three or more bedrooms. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.5% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.1%
- 2016: 98.7%
- 2021: 98.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.4%
- 2016: 85.8%
- 2021: 88.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Falls Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Falls Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (37%) and 3 bedrooms (33%), with 5 or more at 20%.
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 Falls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11490/falls-creek/topic/housing-dwellings