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, 63% of households in Deer Park were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 27.7% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Brimbank (C) (31.6%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Deer Park - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Deer Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C) and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Deer Park, with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).
Fully owned
2021 count
1,820
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
1,820
29.0%
+0.9pp
Mortgage
2021 count
2,132
% of total
34.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
2,132
34.0%
-0.5pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
1,739
% of total
27.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
1,739
27.7%
-0.4pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
131
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
131
2.1%
-0.1pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
1,575
% of total
25.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
1,575
25.1%
-0.6pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
22
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
22
0.4%
+0.1pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
95
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
95
1.5%
+1.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
488
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
488
7.8%
-1.0pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+114
+0.9pp
Mortgage
+39
-0.5pp
Renting - Total
+33
-0.4pp
Renting - Social housing
-1
-0.1pp
Renting - Private
+17
-0.6pp
Renting - Not stated
+5
+0.1pp
Other tenure type
+73
+1.1pp
Not stated
-44
-1.0pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Deer Park. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | % | Brimbank (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 1,820 | 29.0% | 34.4% | 1,706 | 28.1% | 33.7% | +114 | +0.9pp |
| Mortgage | 2,132 | 34.0% | 31.6% | 2,093 | 34.5% | 32.6% | +39 | -0.5pp |
| Renting - Total | 1,739 | 27.7% | 25.5% | 1,706 | 28.1% | 24.9% | +33 | -0.4pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 131 | 2.1% | 2.4% | 132 | 2.2% | 2.4% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Renting - Private | 1,575 | 25.1% | 22.9% | 1,558 | 25.7% | 22.1% | +17 | -0.6pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 22 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 17 | 0.3% | 0.5% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Other tenure type | 95 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 22 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +73 | +1.1pp |
| Not stated | 488 | 7.8% | 6.9% | 532 | 8.8% | 8.2% | -44 | -1.0pp |
| Total households | 6,268 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,064 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +204 | 0.0pp |