$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cowleys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly home loan payment of just $362 makes Cowleys Creek a very affordable place to live. Housing costs here are far below the state and national figures, providing a low-cost living environment compared to most of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cowleys Creek — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $200, which is far below the Victorian typical of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also among the lowest at this level, sitting at $362.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$362 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 45%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (27%).
In Cowleys Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (27%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here tend to have more space for their occupants, with 0.70 people per bedroom, which is a little below the Australian figure of 0.80.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Cowleys Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Cowleys Creek, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 45%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cowleys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20658/cowleys-creek/topic/housing-dwellings