$350 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Sandy Creek is a separate house, making it a place dominated by detached dwellings. This rural residential profile is reinforced by a very low number of renters and a high proportion of people who own their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Creek — higher than 71% of areas.
| Sandy Creek | $350 |
|---|---|
| 4515, QLD | $340 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $350, which is higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,650, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
$350 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,650 ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Sandy Creek splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
In Sandy Creek, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (23%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 43.1% of people owning their place outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 7.1% of households rent, which is far below both the state and national averages.
7.1% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.1% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Sandy Creek, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 48%, followed by Owned outright (42%) and Rented (7%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large family homes are the norm, with 85.8% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, well above the Queensland average. This is consistent with the area being 100% separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Sandy Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Sandy Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32513/sandy-creek/topic/housing-dwellings