$248 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Scrubby Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A total lack of rental properties defines the housing landscape in Scrubby Creek, where every single home is owned. This makes it a unique area for daily life, as half of all households own their place outright and there are no renters in the community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Scrubby Creek — lower than 61% of areas.
| Scrubby Creek | $248 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | $295 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the Queensland figure of $365, sitting at $248. Home-loan payments are also a little below the national figure, with the usual monthly payment being $1,534.
$248 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,534 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Scrubby Creek, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all homes are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. This high rate of ownership is reflected in the fact that 0% of households are renting, which is far below the state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Scrubby Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (50%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, far above the national figure of 72.3%. While this is common, these homes are smaller than most; the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is well below the Australian average of 73.8%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Scrubby Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Scrubby Creek, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; Studio / none is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Scrubby Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32530/scrubby-creek/topic/housing-dwellings