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, 68.3% of households in Abbey were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 24.3% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Busselton (C) (33.7%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Abbey - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Abbey in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Abbey, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
Fully owned
2021 count
176
% of total
35.9%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
176
35.9%
+4.9pp
Mortgage
2021 count
159
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
159
32.4%
-1.1pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
119
% of total
24.3%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
119
24.3%
-4.3pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
4
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
4
0.8%
+0.2pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
108
% of total
22.0%
Change from 2016
-6.4pp
108
22.0%
-6.4pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
7
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
7
1.4%
+0.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
31
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
31
6.3%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+31
+4.9pp
Mortgage
+2
-1.1pp
Renting - Total
-15
-4.3pp
Renting - Social housing
+1
+0.2pp
Renting - Private
-25
-6.4pp
Renting - Not stated
0
0.0pp
Other tenure type
+4
+0.8pp
Not stated
+4
+0.5pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Abbey. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 176 | 35.9% | 34.8% | 145 | 31.0% | 32.0% | +31 | +4.9pp |
| Mortgage | 159 | 32.4% | 33.7% | 157 | 33.5% | 33.0% | +2 | -1.1pp |
| Renting - Total | 119 | 24.3% | 23.1% | 134 | 28.6% | 26.4% | -15 | -4.3pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 4 | 0.8% | 3.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4.1% | +1 | +0.2pp |
| Renting - Private | 108 | 22.0% | 19.4% | 133 | 28.4% | 21.7% | -25 | -6.4pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Other tenure type | 7 | 1.4% | 2.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 1.3% | +4 | +0.8pp |
| Not stated | 31 | 6.3% | 5.6% | 27 | 5.8% | 7.4% | +4 | +0.5pp |
| Total households | 490 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 468 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +22 | 0.0pp |