$230 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pound Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Pound Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high proportion of residents owning their homes outright has shaped the housing landscape in Pound Creek. While typical mortgage payments are about the same as the national figure, rent is far lower than across Australia.
$230
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- $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 Pound Creek — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is only $230, which is far below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,783, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages.
$1,783 —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $1,783
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Pound Creek, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (35%) and $3,000 or more (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 45.8% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Only 8.3% of households rent, which is much lower than most similar areas.
8.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Pound Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Other tenure (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in Pound Creek is a separate house, with 95.8% fitting this description. Every single home has at least three bedrooms, a rate far above the Victorian average of 74.1%.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 95.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Pound Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Pound Creek splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 11%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pound Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22114/pound-creek/topic/housing-dwellings