$250 ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $275
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Barkers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Barkers Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge proportion of homeowners in Barkers Creek own their houses outright, which is far above the national figure. This trend helps keep the typical weekly rent at $250, well below what people pay across Victoria and Australia. Every single home here is a separate house.
$250
▲ +38.9%
- $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 Barkers Creek — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,602, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Renters pay a typical weekly rent of $250, a amount that is well below the national figure of $375.
$1,602 ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,387
- 2021: $1,602
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Barkers Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Barkers Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (32%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 48.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the 31% national average. Only 7.1% of households rent, a figure that is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
7.1% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Barkers Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Rented (7%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 100% of the housing stock, which is far above the state and national figures. While 74.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are typically 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 95.9%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Barkers Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Barkers Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Barkers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20141/barkers-creek/topic/housing-dwellings