Giants Creek · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Giants Creek

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

A vast majority of residents in Giants Creek own their homes outright, making the area far less reliant on the rental market than most of the country. This stability is reflected in the low housing costs, with typical monthly mortgage payments sitting well below the national figure.

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📍 Giants Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Giants Creek sits — Median rent (weekly)

$280 ▲ +100.0%
  • $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 Giants Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Giants Creek$280
2328, NSW $280
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,425, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Weekly rents are also much lower than average, at $280 compared to the national figure of $375.

$280 ▲ +100.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $140
  • 2021: $280

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,425 ▼ -16.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,701
  • 2016: $1,956
  • 2021: $1,425

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Giants Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Giants Creek, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 29%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very high here, with 49.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 7.5% of households rent, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 32.6%.

7.5% ▼ -48.0%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

49.1% ▼ -20.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 61.3%
  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 49.1%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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In Giants Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (7%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Separate houses make up 90.6% of all homes, far above the state average. While 71.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the area sees a little more crowding than the national average, with 0.90 people per bedroom.

0.90 ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.00
  • 2016: 1.20
  • 2021: 0.90

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

90.6% ▼ -9.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 90.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

71.7% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 75.4%
  • 2016: 55.9%
  • 2021: 71.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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In Giants Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 31%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 5 or more (15%).

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 Giants Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11616/giants-creek/topic/housing-dwellings