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, 80.6% of households in Carindale were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 14.6% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Brisbane (C) (32.6%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Carindale - Households (Enumerated)

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

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Carindale, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).

Carindale
Brisbane (C)

Fully owned

2021 count

2,634

% of total

45.0%

Change from 2016

-1.3pp

Mortgage

2021 count

2,082

% of total

35.6%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

855

% of total

14.6%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

35

% of total

0.6%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

820

% of total

14.0%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

5

% of total

0.1%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

123

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

156

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Carindale. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).

Housing tenure for Carindale. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Housing tenure for Carindale. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Brisbane (C)%Count%Brisbane (C)%Countpp
Fully owned2,63445.0%24.6%2,49846.3%25.3%+136-1.3pp
Mortgage2,08235.6%32.6%1,87134.6%31.7%+211+1.0pp
Renting - Total85514.6%37.3%78714.6%35.4%+680.0pp
Renting - Social housing350.6%3.4%310.6%3.9%+40.0pp
Renting - Private82014.0%33.8%73113.5%31.1%+89+0.5pp
Renting - Not stated50.1%0.2%250.5%0.4%-20-0.4pp
Other tenure type1232.1%1.6%450.8%0.8%+78+1.3pp
Not stated1562.7%3.9%1993.7%6.8%-43-1.0pp
Total households5,854100.0%100.0%5,401100.0%100.0%+4530.0pp