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, 64.7% of households in Geographe were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 28.1% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Busselton (C) (33.7%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Geographe - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Geographe in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Geographe, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
Fully owned
2021 count
561
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
561
37.4%
+4.4pp
Mortgage
2021 count
409
% of total
27.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
409
27.3%
-0.6pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
421
% of total
28.1%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
421
28.1%
-3.3pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
96
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
96
6.4%
-2.3pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
316
% of total
21.1%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
316
21.1%
-1.8pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
0
0.0%
-0.2pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
15
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
15
1.0%
+0.8pp
Not stated
2021 count
90
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
90
6.0%
-1.2pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+118
+4.4pp
Mortgage
+35
-0.6pp
Renting - Total
-1
-3.3pp
Renting - Social housing
-21
-2.3pp
Renting - Private
+9
-1.8pp
Renting - Not stated
-3
-0.2pp
Other tenure type
+12
+0.8pp
Not stated
-6
-1.2pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Geographe. 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 | 561 | 37.4% | 34.8% | 443 | 33.0% | 32.0% | +118 | +4.4pp |
| Mortgage | 409 | 27.3% | 33.7% | 374 | 27.9% | 33.0% | +35 | -0.6pp |
| Renting - Total | 421 | 28.1% | 23.1% | 422 | 31.4% | 26.4% | -1 | -3.3pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 96 | 6.4% | 3.6% | 117 | 8.7% | 4.1% | -21 | -2.3pp |
| Renting - Private | 316 | 21.1% | 19.4% | 307 | 22.9% | 21.7% | +9 | -1.8pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 0.6% | -3 | -0.2pp |
| Other tenure type | 15 | 1.0% | 2.9% | 3 | 0.2% | 1.3% | +12 | +0.8pp |
| Not stated | 90 | 6.0% | 5.6% | 96 | 7.2% | 7.4% | -6 | -1.2pp |
| Total households | 1,499 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,342 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +157 | 0.0pp |