$450 ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $280
- 2021: $450
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Stony Creek than in the rest of Queensland, with 46.3% of households debt-free. This creates a housing landscape that differs sharply from the state average, where ownership is much more common than renting.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stony Creek — higher than 88% of areas.
| Stony Creek | $450 |
|---|---|
| 4514, QLD | $350 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rents here are much higher than in most areas, with a typical weekly payment of $450. This is a little above the Queensland figure of $365 and the national figure of $375.
$450 ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,895 ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Stony Creek, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Stony Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (30%), with $3,000 or more at 26%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong in this area, with 46.3% of homes owned outright, far above the 29.1% seen across Queensland. Meanwhile, only 12.2% of households rent, which is far below the state and national averages.
12.2% ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Stony Creek, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.1% of all homes, a figure far above the Queensland and Australian averages. About 75.6% of these dwellings have three or more bedrooms, and there are typically 0.8 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.6% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Stony Creek, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
In Stony Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32673/stony-creek/topic/housing-dwellings