$120 ▲ +84.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $65
- 2016: $90
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Swifts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Swifts Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Swifts Creek have remained very affordable compared to the rest of the country. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $975, which is far below the national figure. Most people here own their homes outright, making it a place with very low living costs.
$120
▲ +84.6%
- $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 Swifts Creek — lower than 91% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is among the lowest for areas of this size, with a typical weekly payment of $120. This is far below the $375 national figure; similarly, the typical mortgage is far below both state and national levels.
$975 ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $975
- 2021: $975
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Swifts Creek, Under $200 is the majority at 79%; $200–$349 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Swifts Creek, Under $1,000 is the majority at 59%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 41%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.1% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 15.6% of households rent, a rate far below both Victoria and Australia.
15.6% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Swifts Creek, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.9% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. While most homes have three or more bedrooms, there are typically fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.5%
- 2016: 93.0%
- 2021: 96.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Swifts Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Swifts Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).
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 Swifts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22413/swifts-creek/topic/housing-dwellings