$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Machine Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Machine Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Machine Creek is a separate house, making it a rare example of a purely detached residential area. This community is defined by large family homes and a very high rate of outright ownership compared to the rest of the country.
$200
—
- $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 Machine Creek — lower than 75% of areas.
| Machine Creek | $200 |
|---|---|
| 4695, QLD | $200 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $200. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the Queensland and Australian averages, sitting at $1,517.
$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,100
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Machine Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (40%) and $1,000–$1,799 (35%), with $3,000 or more at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 39.5% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Queensland figure. Only 11.6% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national levels.
11.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.5% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Machine Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 93% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, and it means there are typically 0.8 people per bedroom.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 93.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Machine Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Machine Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 5 or more (22%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Machine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31723/machine-creek/topic/housing-dwellings