$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Creek Junction · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rents far lower than the national figure make Creek Junction a very affordable place to live. While typical monthly mortgage payments are a little below the state and national figures, the rental market is the most striking feature of the area's housing landscape.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Creek Junction — lower than 80% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $180, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Monthly mortgage payments are more common, sitting at $1,582, which is a little below the state average.
$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,582 —
Lower than 53% 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 77%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (38%).
In Creek Junction, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area are used more intensively than in most other places, with 0.80 people per bedroom. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Creek Junction, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Creek Junction, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 bedrooms is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Creek Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20667/creek-junction/topic/housing-dwellings