$300 ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $237
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Freshwater Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Freshwater Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 94.2% of all homes in Freshwater Creek. This is a place where people tend to own their homes outright and live in large, detached properties, though those with mortgages face quite high monthly payments.
$300
▲ +26.6%
- $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 Freshwater Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $2,145, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state and national figures. In contrast, typical weekly rent is $300, which is a little below the Victorian average and well below the national figure.
$2,145 ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $1,925
- 2021: $2,145
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Freshwater Creek splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (36%) and $550–$749 (36%), with Under $200 at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Freshwater Creek, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (30%) and Under $1,000 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (49.4%) are owned outright, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Only 14.1% of households rent, a figure far below the state and national averages.
14.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Freshwater Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common here, with 87.8% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national and state figures. This is reflected in the fact that 94.2% of dwellings are separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 99.4%
- 2021: 94.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.5%
- 2016: 87.7%
- 2021: 87.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Freshwater Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Freshwater Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (39%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 16%.
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 Freshwater Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20954/freshwater-creek/topic/housing-dwellings