$650 ▲ +322.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $154
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $650
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wyong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wyong Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs have climbed significantly in Wyong Creek, where the typical monthly mortgage payment has reached $3,275. This is a place of expensive, large-scale homes and very few renters. Most residents own their property outright or have a mortgage, contributing to a high-cost housing market compared to the rest of the state.
$650
▲ +322.1%
- $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 Wyong Creek — higher than 99% of areas.
| Wyong Creek | $650 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | $410 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments of $3,275 and weekly rents of $650 are both among the highest for areas like this. These figures are well above the New South Wales averages, with more than half of mortgage holders paying $3,000 or more each month.
$3,275 ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,048
- 2016: $2,229
- 2021: $3,275
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wyong Creek, $550–$749 is the majority at 56%; $350–$549 is next at 44%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wyong Creek, $3,000 or more is the majority at 54%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Wyong Creek, with 48.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Conversely, only 10% of households rent, a figure far below the New South Wales average.
10.0% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wyong Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by separate houses, which make up 96.9% of all homes. These are typically large, with 86.9% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.9% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.2%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 96.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.1%
- 2016: 82.9%
- 2021: 86.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wyong Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Wyong Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (31%), with 5 or more at 26%.
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 Wyong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14465/wyong-creek/topic/housing-dwellings