$330 ▲ +312.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2016: $223
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Currency Creek · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 97% of homes in Currency Creek are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. This preference for larger properties is clear, as over 80% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. Most residents own their homes, with very few people renting compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Currency Creek — higher than 66% of areas.
| Currency Creek | $330 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | $277 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $330, which is a little above the South Australian figure. For those with mortgages, the typical monthly payment is $1,560, which is about the same as the state average.
$330 ▲ +312.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,560 ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Currency Creek splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Currency Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (31%) and $1,800–$2,999 (27%), with Under $1,000 at 25%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 45.8% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31.0%. Conversely, only 9.8% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
9.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.8% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Currency Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 10%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.4% of all homes, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are generally large, with 80.4% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the Australian average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.4% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Currency Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Currency Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (35%) and 3 bedrooms (34%), with 2 bedrooms at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Currency Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40342/currency-creek/topic/housing-dwellings