$410 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $365
- 2016: $368
- 2021: $410
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
King Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98% of all homes in King Creek. This is a residential area where nearly half of all households own their homes outright, far exceeding the national figure. Large, detached dwellings dominate the landscape, making it very different from the more crowded housing patterns seen across the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is King Creek — higher than 84% of areas.
| King Creek | $410 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | $350 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,167 and weekly rents of $410 are both much higher than most similar areas. While these costs are a little above the Australian figures, they are about the same as the New South Wales average.
$410 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
King Creek splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (40%) and $350–$549 (36%), with Under $200 at 12%.
In King Creek, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (25%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 47.5% of homes owned outright, which is far above the state and national figures. Conversely, only 4.4% of households rent, a proportion that is much lower than most other areas.
4.4% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
King Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (48%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Rented at 4%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 95.2% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms—far above the national average. This helps explain why there are only 0.7 people per bedroom, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 0.9.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.0% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In King Creek, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Flat or apartment is next at 1%.
In King Creek, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 5 or more is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in King Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12153/king-creek/topic/housing-dwellings