$220 ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Forge Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Forge Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Forge Creek is a separate house, with 100% of the dwellings being detached. This is a place where large family homes are the norm and owning a house outright is far more common than the national average.
$220
▲ +83.3%
- $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 Forge Creek — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at $220. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the Victorian average, sitting at $1,517.
$1,517 ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,443
- 2016: $1,690
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Forge Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 60%; Under $200 is next at 40%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Forge Creek, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by Under $1,000 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 47% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Conversely, only 8% of households rent, a rate far below that of Victoria and Australia.
8.0% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.0% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Forge Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 7%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 92% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, and there are no apartments or townhouses in the area.
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% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.2%
- 2016: 93.5%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.8%
- 2016: 86.0%
- 2021: 92.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Forge Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Forge Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (14%).
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 Forge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20938/forge-creek/topic/housing-dwellings