$361 ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $361
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Chum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Chum Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Chum Creek is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. Most of these homes are large, with 88.4% having three or more bedrooms. While costs for rent and mortgages are higher than in many other areas, they remain about the same as the state and national figures.
$361
▲ +33.7%
- $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 Chum Creek — higher than 74% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,733 and weekly rents are $361. Both figures are higher than most areas, though they are about the same as the typical costs across Victoria and Australia.
$1,733 ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,473
- 2016: $1,591
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Chum Creek, $350–$549 is the majority at 68%; $200–$349 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Chum Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (32%), with Under $1,000 at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 41.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31.0%. This is reflected in the very low percentage of households renting, which at 6.5% is far below the state and national averages.
6.5% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.1% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Chum Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 41%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
All homes in the area are separate houses, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. These homes are typically large, with nearly 90% having at least three bedrooms.
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% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.7%
- 2016: 97.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.7%
- 2016: 86.8%
- 2021: 88.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Chum Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Chum Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (9%).
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 Chum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20560/chum-creek/topic/housing-dwellings