$509 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $509
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Steels Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Steels Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Steels Creek is a separate house, making it an area of exclusively detached dwellings. Housing here is expensive, with both rents and mortgage payments sitting well above state and national figures.
$509
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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 Steels Creek — higher than 93% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renters pay a typical weekly rate of $509, which is well above the Victorian figure of $370. Those with mortgages also face high costs, with the typical monthly payment of $2,233 being much higher than in most areas.
$2,233 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,500
- 2021: $2,233
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Steels Creek, $3,000 or more is the majority at 56%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, as 48.8% of residents own their homes outright—a figure far above the national average of 31%. Meanwhile, only 3.5% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
3.5% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.8% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Steels Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (46%), with Rented at 4%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 87.2% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, and as a result, there are slightly more people per bedroom than usual.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.0%
- 2016: 97.8%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.2% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Steels Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Steels Creek, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (17%).
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 Steels Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22355/steels-creek/topic/housing-dwellings