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, 86.8% of households in Ambergate were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 5.4% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Busselton (C) (35.8%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Ambergate - Households (Enumerated)

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

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Ambergate, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).

Ambergate
Busselton (C)

Fully owned

2021 count

46

% of total

27.5%

Change from 2016

-4.4pp

Mortgage

2021 count

99

% of total

59.3%

Change from 2016

+3.7pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

9

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

-4.3pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

9

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

3

% of total

1.8%

Change from 2016

+1.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

Data table

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

Housing tenure for Ambergate. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Housing tenure for Ambergate. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Busselton (C)%Count%Busselton (C)%Countpp
Fully owned4627.5%36.2%4631.9%33.5%0-4.4pp
Mortgage9959.3%35.8%8055.6%35.2%+19+3.7pp
Renting - Total95.4%23.5%149.7%27.6%-5-4.3pp
Renting - Social housing00.0%3.8%00.0%4.4%00.0pp
Renting - Private95.4%19.6%106.9%22.6%-1-1.5pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.1%00.0%0.7%00.0pp
Other tenure type31.8%2.9%00.0%1.3%+3+1.8pp
Not stated00.0%1.6%32.1%2.4%-3-2.1pp
Total households167100.0%100.0%144100.0%100.0%+230.0pp