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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, 109.1% of households in Musselroe Bay were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 0% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Dorset (M) (27.5%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Musselroe Bay - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises tenure for Musselroe Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dorset (M) and change since 2016.

Boundary-adjusted comparison

This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Musselroe Bay, with comparison markers for Dorset (M).

Musselroe Bay
Dorset (M)

Fully owned

Mortgage

Renting - Total

Renting - Social housing

Renting - Private

Renting - Not stated

Other tenure type

Not stated

Data table

Tenure for Musselroe Bay. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).

Tenure for Musselroe Bay. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).
Tenure for Musselroe Bay. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dorset (M).
Category20212016Change
Count%Dorset (M)%Count%Dorset (M)%Countpp
Fully owned12109.1%42.0%1770.8%42.1%-5+38.3pp
Mortgage00.0%27.5%00.0%25.9%00.0pp
Renting - Total00.0%19.2%312.5%22.5%-3-12.5pp
Renting - Social housing00.0%3.1%00.0%2.5%00.0pp
Renting - Private00.0%15.6%00.0%18.5%00.0pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.2%00.0%1.7%00.0pp
Other tenure type00.0%4.1%00.0%1.2%00.0pp
Not stated00.0%7.4%416.7%8.1%-4-16.7pp
Total households11100.0%100.0%24100.0%100.0%-130.0pp