$75 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $50
- 2016: $80
- 2021: $75
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sturt Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sturt Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 90% of homes in Sturt Creek are separate houses, making this the most common dwelling type. This sparsely populated area is defined by a very high number of renters and an unusually low cost of housing compared to the rest of the country.
$75
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Sturt Creek — lower than 98% of areas.
| Sturt Creek | $75 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | $90 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $75, which is far below the national figure of $375. Almost every rental in the area, 94.7%, costs less than $200 per week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sturt Creek, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 87.2% of households renting, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 27.3%. Only 4.7% of homes are owned outright, a rate far below the national average.
87.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.7%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
4.7% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sturt Creek, Rented is the majority at 82%; Other tenure is next at 13%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Sturt Creek are more crowded than usual, with 1.2 people per bedroom. While 89.5% of dwellings are separate houses, these homes have fewer bedrooms than typical Western Australian properties.
1.20 ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.70
- 2016: 1.30
- 2021: 1.20
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.5% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.6% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sturt Creek, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sturt Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Sturt Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51415/sturt-creek/topic/housing-dwellings