$400 ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $325
- 2016: $351
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ferny Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ferny Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Ferny Creek is a separate house, creating a residential landscape dominated by large family dwellings. The area is marked by high housing costs, with typical monthly mortgage payments reaching $2,167. This makes it much more expensive than most similar areas.
$400
▲ +23.1%
- $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 Ferny Creek — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is costly here, as the typical monthly mortgage payment is a little above the Victorian figure of $1,859. Rent is also much higher than in most areas, with the usual weekly cost sitting at $400.
$2,167 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,879
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Ferny Creek splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (38%) and $350–$549 (38%), with Under $200 at 13%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ferny Creek, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $3,000 or more (26%) and $1,000–$1,799 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent in Ferny Creek, at just 5.6%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. Most households own their home, with 36.2% owning theirs outright, a rate well above the Victorian average.
5.6% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.2% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ferny Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 55%; Owned outright is next at 36%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists almost entirely of separate houses, with 99.8% of dwellings being detached. This is far above the state average, and with 87.4% of homes having three or more bedrooms, the housing stock is larger than in most areas.
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.
99.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.4%
- 2016: 99.6%
- 2021: 99.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.4% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.2%
- 2016: 83.1%
- 2021: 87.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ferny Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ferny Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (12%).
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 Ferny Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20918/ferny-creek/topic/housing-dwellings