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, 70.9% of households in Hemmant were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 24.7% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Brisbane (C) (32.6%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Hemmant - Households (Enumerated)

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

Housing tenure snapshot

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

Hemmant
Brisbane (C)

Fully owned

2021 count

206

% of total

19.3%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

Mortgage

2021 count

550

% of total

51.6%

Change from 2016

+3.9pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

263

% of total

24.7%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

14

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

238

% of total

22.3%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

3

% of total

0.3%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

13

% of total

1.2%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

41

% of total

3.8%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Data table

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

Housing tenure for Hemmant. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Housing tenure for Hemmant. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Brisbane (C)%Count%Brisbane (C)%Countpp
Fully owned20619.3%24.6%19021.3%25.3%+16-2.0pp
Mortgage55051.6%32.6%42447.7%31.7%+126+3.9pp
Renting - Total26324.7%37.3%22325.0%35.4%+40-0.3pp
Renting - Social housing141.3%3.4%202.2%3.9%-6-0.9pp
Renting - Private23822.3%33.8%19722.1%31.1%+41+0.2pp
Renting - Not stated30.3%0.2%91.0%0.4%-6-0.7pp
Other tenure type131.2%1.6%30.3%0.8%+10+0.9pp
Not stated413.8%3.9%485.3%6.8%-7-1.5pp
Total households1,066100.0%100.0%889100.0%100.0%+1770.0pp