$260 ▲ +62.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $178
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Stony Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge gap exists between Stony Creek and the rest of the country, where housing is far more affordable and spacious. Every single home here is a separate house, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 that is well below the national figure.
$260
▲ +62.5%
- $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 Stony Creek — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is much lower here than in the state or nation, with a typical weekly cost of $260. This affordability is also seen in home loans, as the typical monthly payment is $559 lower than the Victorian average.
$1,300 ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,418
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Stony Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Stony Creek, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Stony Creek, where 42.2% of homes are owned outright. This is far above the national figure of 31.0%, while the 11.9% of households renting is far below the national average of 30.6%.
11.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Stony Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 12%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 89.0% having three or more bedrooms. Every dwelling in the area is a separate house, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%.
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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.9%
- 2016: 86.3%
- 2021: 89.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Stony Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Stony Creek, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 40%.
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22364/stony-creek/topic/housing-dwellings