$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Jarvis Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents as low as $100 make Jarvis Creek one of the most affordable places to live in the region. Housing costs are significantly lower than across Victoria and the rest of the country, offering a much cheaper alternative to urban living.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jarvis Creek — lower than 94% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $100, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, monthly home-loan payments are usually $1,292, well below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,292 —
Lower than 72% 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 63%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (31%).
In Jarvis Creek, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
People per bedroom is 0.80, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Jarvis Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Jarvis Creek, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 3 bedrooms is next at 47%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Jarvis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21259/jarvis-creek/topic/housing-dwellings