$200 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sugarloaf Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Sugarloaf Creek than in most similar areas. This small community is dominated by large, separate houses and very few renters, creating a stable housing landscape where over half of the homes are owned fully.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sugarloaf Creek — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the Victoria and Australia figures. Meanwhile, the typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,741, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$200 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,741 ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Sugarloaf Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Sugarloaf Creek, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 65%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 35%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, at 51.4%, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 8.3% of households rent, a rate that is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian average.
8.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.4% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Sugarloaf Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Rented (8%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 87.5% having three or more bedrooms and 94.4% being separate houses. Because these homes are so spacious, the number of people per bedroom is a little above the state and national figures.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.4% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.5% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Sugarloaf Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Sugarloaf Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (44%) and 3 bedrooms (41%), with Studio / none at 6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sugarloaf Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22387/sugarloaf-creek/topic/housing-dwellings