$295 ▲ +112.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $139
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Whiteheads Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Half of all homes in Whiteheads Creek are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. This is a place of stability where very few people rent and most residents live in large, detached houses. The housing market is dominated by owner-occupiers, with only 5.5% of households renting.
$295
▲ +112.2%
- $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 Whiteheads Creek — higher than 55% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $295, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. For those with a mortgage, the typical monthly payment is $1,733, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,733 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Whiteheads Creek splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Whiteheads Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and $1,000–$1,799 (32%), with Under $1,000 at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 50.0% of homes owned outright, far above the 31.0% national average. Only 5.5% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
5.5% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 43%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.4% of all homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 86.7% having three or more bedrooms, meaning there are typically fewer people per bedroom 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.
98.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 98.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.7% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.4%
- 2016: 86.8%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/housing-dwellings