$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage of just $867 makes Lower Creek one of the most affordable places to live in the region. Housing costs here are far below the state and national figures, though homes are packed more densely than usual.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Creek — lower than 75% of areas.
| Lower Creek | $200 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | $295 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Both owning and renting are much cheaper here than in most areas. Typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Lower Creek, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 88%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (24%).
In Lower Creek, Owned outright is the majority at 79%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 21%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Lower Creek are more crowded than typical Australian households. There are 1.00 people per bedroom, a figure that is well above the national average of 0.80.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Lower Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Lower Creek, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 31%, followed by 1 bedroom (25%) and 3 bedrooms (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lower Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12413/lower-creek/topic/housing-dwellings