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, 65.1% of households in Charles Sturt (C) were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 31.7% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Greater Adelaide (37.1%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Charles Sturt (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Charles Sturt (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Adelaide and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Charles Sturt (C), with comparison markers for Greater Adelaide.
Fully owned
2021 count
15,962
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
15,962
32.4%
-0.9pp
Mortgage
2021 count
16,088
% of total
32.7%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
16,088
32.7%
+2.4pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
15,596
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
15,596
31.7%
-0.7pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
3,820
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
3,820
7.8%
-1.1pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
11,671
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
11,671
23.7%
+0.7pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
115
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
115
0.2%
-0.3pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
989
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
989
2.0%
+0.6pp
Not stated
2021 count
593
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
593
1.2%
-1.4pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+1,187
-0.9pp
Mortgage
+2,627
+2.4pp
Renting - Total
+1,208
-0.7pp
Renting - Social housing
-131
-1.1pp
Renting - Private
+1,452
+0.7pp
Renting - Not stated
-100
-0.3pp
Other tenure type
+382
+0.6pp
Not stated
-549
-1.4pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Charles Sturt (C). Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Adelaide.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Adelaide% | Count | % | Greater Adelaide% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 15,962 | 32.4% | 30.9% | 14,775 | 33.3% | 30.7% | +1,187 | -0.9pp |
| Mortgage | 16,088 | 32.7% | 37.1% | 13,461 | 30.3% | 36.5% | +2,627 | +2.4pp |
| Renting - Total | 15,596 | 31.7% | 28.4% | 14,388 | 32.4% | 28.9% | +1,208 | -0.7pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 3,820 | 7.8% | 5.6% | 3,951 | 8.9% | 6.4% | -131 | -1.1pp |
| Renting - Private | 11,671 | 23.7% | 22.6% | 10,219 | 23.0% | 22.1% | +1,452 | +0.7pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 115 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 215 | 0.5% | 0.4% | -100 | -0.3pp |
| Other tenure type | 989 | 2.0% | 2.4% | 607 | 1.4% | 1.6% | +382 | +0.6pp |
| Not stated | 593 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1,142 | 2.6% | 2.3% | -549 | -1.4pp |
| Total households | 49,233 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 44,365 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4,868 | 0.0pp |