$395 ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $231
- 2021: $395
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Smythes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Smythes Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Smythes Creek is a separate house, a figure far above the state and national patterns. This is a community where large family homes dominate the landscape, and very few people rent. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,647, which is a little below the national figure.
$395
▲ +64.6%
- $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 Smythes Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much higher than most areas at $395, though this is about the same as the national figure of $375. Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,647, which is a little below the Victorian average.
$1,647 ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $1,647
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Smythes Creek, $350–$549 is the majority at 88%; Under $200 is next at 6%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Smythes Creek, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and Under $1,000 (19%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental households are far below the national figure, making up only 9.3% of the area. More people own their homes outright here than in the rest of Australia, at 35.8%.
9.3% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.8% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Smythes Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 36%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.1% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 94.8% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian figure.
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.
99.1% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.3%
- 2016: 98.9%
- 2021: 99.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.8% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 93.0%
- 2021: 94.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Smythes Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Smythes Creek, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 3 bedrooms (37%) 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 Smythes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22298/smythes-creek/topic/housing-dwellings