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, 61% of households in Coonamble (A) were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 29.6% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Regional NSW (31.2%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Coonamble (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Coonamble (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Coonamble (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Coonamble (A)
Regional NSW

Fully owned

2021 count

503

% of total

38.6%

Change from 2016

-1.8pp

Mortgage

2021 count

292

% of total

22.4%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

386

% of total

29.6%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

126

% of total

9.7%

Change from 2016

+1.5pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

243

% of total

18.6%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

6

% of total

0.5%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

69

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

+3.7pp

Not stated

2021 count

52

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Coonamble (A). Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.

Housing tenure for Coonamble (A). Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
Housing tenure for Coonamble (A). Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional NSW%Count%Regional NSW%Countpp
Fully owned50338.6%38.0%55440.4%37.4%-51-1.8pp
Mortgage29222.4%31.2%30422.2%30.6%-12+0.2pp
Renting - Total38629.6%26.8%42230.8%27.9%-36-1.2pp
Renting - Social housing1269.7%4.0%1138.2%4.5%+13+1.5pp
Renting - Private24318.6%22.6%27420.0%22.7%-31-1.4pp
Renting - Not stated60.5%0.2%292.1%0.7%-23-1.6pp
Other tenure type695.3%2.3%221.6%1.0%+47+3.7pp
Not stated524.0%1.7%644.7%3.0%-12-0.7pp
Total households1,303100.0%100.0%1,370100.0%100.0%-670.0pp