$325 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $325
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Halfway Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of just $1,083 make Halfway Creek a much more affordable place to hold a home loan than most areas. This affordability is mirrored in the high number of people who own their homes outright. The area consists almost entirely of standalone houses, creating a residential landscape dominated by detached living.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Halfway Creek — higher than 64% of areas.
| Halfway Creek | $325 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is $325, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Meanwhile, mortgage costs are far below the national average, with 41.9% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$325 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Halfway Creek, $350–$549 is the majority at 60%; $200–$349 is next at 40%.
In Halfway Creek, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 50%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and $1,000–$1,799 (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 46.6% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why the rental rate of 11.4% is far below the New South Wales figure of 32.6%.
11.4% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.6% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Halfway Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (12%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.6% of all homes, far exceeding the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes here are smaller than usual, with 63.6% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the Australian average of 73.8%.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.6% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Halfway Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Halfway Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (29%) and 3 bedrooms (25%), with 2 bedrooms at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Halfway Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11838/halfway-creek/topic/housing-dwellings