Housing

Housing tenure

About this topic

Housing tenure shows whether households own their dwelling outright, are purchasing it, rent privately, rent from a social landlord, or occupy it under another arrangement. It describes how households hold or access housing, not the type of dwelling itself.

This topic is useful for analysing housing markets, affordability, stability, and the mix of owners and renters. It works best alongside dwelling type, household composition, and housing cost topics such as mortgage repayments and rent.

Interpretation notes

  • Tenure type describes how the dwelling is occupied, including ownership, mortgage, rental, or other arrangements.
  • It applies to occupied private dwellings and should not be confused with dwelling structure or housing cost measures.

Key insight

In 2021, 76.5% of households in Briar Hill were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 19.6% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Banyule (C) (34.2%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Briar Hill - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Briar Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Briar Hill, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).

Briar Hill
Banyule (C)

Fully owned

2021 count

499

% of total

37.8%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Mortgage

2021 count

511

% of total

38.7%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

259

% of total

19.6%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

17

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

238

% of total

18.0%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

13

% of total

1.0%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

Not stated

2021 count

40

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Briar Hill. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).

Housing tenure for Briar Hill. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
Housing tenure for Briar Hill. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Banyule (C)%Count%Banyule (C)%Countpp
Fully owned49937.8%35.9%47437.9%36.2%+25-0.1pp
Mortgage51138.7%34.2%49639.6%33.6%+15-0.9pp
Renting - Total25919.6%25.3%23618.8%24.1%+23+0.8pp
Renting - Social housing171.3%3.6%171.4%3.7%0-0.1pp
Renting - Private23818.0%21.5%20916.7%20.0%+29+1.3pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.1%00.0%0.4%00.0pp
Other tenure type131.0%1.4%40.3%0.6%+9+0.7pp
Not stated403.0%3.3%524.2%5.5%-12-1.2pp
Total households1,319100.0%100.0%1,252100.0%100.0%+670.0pp