$271 —
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $369
- 2021: $271
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dales Creek · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Dales Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people live in separate houses in Dales Creek than in the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. The area is almost entirely made up of detached homes, with nearly 83% having three or more bedrooms. This creates a housing landscape that is much more focused on large, owner-occupied properties than the state or national average.
$271
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dales Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,733, which is much higher than most similar areas and rose by $233 since 2011. In contrast, the usual weekly rent is $271, which is well below the national figure and fell by $98 since 2016.
$1,733 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Dales Creek splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (44%) and $1,000–$1,799 (40%), with Under $1,000 at 11%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgage holders make up the vast majority of the area at 74.1%, while the proportion of homes owned outright fell 25 points since 2011 to 18.7%. This ownership rate is far below the Victorian and national figures; meanwhile, no households in the area rent.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.7% ▼ -57.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Dales Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 76%; Owned outright is next at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Dales Creek is a separate house, a figure far above the state and national averages. These homes are typically large, with 82.7% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 97.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 82.5%
- 2016: 81.5%
- 2021: 82.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dales Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dales Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222014/dales-creek/topic/housing-dwellings