$500 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $390
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $500
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mountain Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mountain Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rental prices have climbed significantly in Mountain Creek, where the typical weekly rent of $500 is now among the highest for similar areas. This shift towards a more expensive market is seen across both renting and home ownership, with costs remaining well above the state and national figures.
$500
▲ +28.2%
- $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 Mountain Creek — higher than 92% of areas.
| Mountain Creek | $500 |
|---|---|
| 4557, QLD | $459 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well above the national figure of $375, and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,950 are a little above the Queensland average.
$1,950 ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,007
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $1,950
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mountain Creek, $350–$549 is the majority at 54%; $550–$749 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mountain Creek, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and $3,000 or more (12%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people rent here than in most similar areas, with 36.5% of households renting, which is well above the national figure of 30.6%. Conversely, homes owned outright are much less common here than in most other areas.
36.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
22.6% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Mountain Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (37%), with Owned outright at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm in Mountain Creek, with 89.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are separate houses, which make up 77.7% of the local housing stock.
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.
77.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 79.9%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.9%
- 2016: 88.5%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mountain Creek, Separate house is the majority at 78%; Flat or apartment is next at 15%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mountain Creek, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (9%).
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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32041/mountain-creek/topic/housing-dwellings