$130 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gulf Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of just $130 make Gulf Creek far more affordable than most areas. This sparsely populated region sees housing costs sit well below the state and national figures, though homes are often more crowded than typical Australian dwellings.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gulf Creek — lower than 90% of areas.
| Gulf Creek | $130 |
|---|---|
| 2347, NSW | $187 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also lower than elsewhere, with the usual payment sitting at $1,625, which is well below the New South Wales average.
$130 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,625 —
Higher than 50% 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 Owned outright at 79%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (29%).
In Gulf Creek, Owned outright is the majority at 73%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than in most similar areas, with an average of 0.80 people per bedroom. This is about the same as the national figure.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Gulf Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Gulf Creek, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 2 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Gulf Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11799/gulf-creek/topic/housing-dwellings