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, 46% of households in Cabramatta were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 45.3% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Fairfield (C) (25.7%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Cabramatta - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Cabramatta in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cabramatta, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Fully owned
2021 count
1,818
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
1,818
26.5%
+1.2pp
Mortgage
2021 count
1,335
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
1,335
19.5%
-1.5pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
3,106
% of total
45.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
3,106
45.3%
+0.1pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
295
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
295
4.3%
-0.1pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
2,778
% of total
40.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
2,778
40.5%
+0.5pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
33
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
33
0.5%
-0.2pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
123
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
123
1.8%
+1.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
475
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
475
6.9%
-0.8pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+95
+1.2pp
Mortgage
-96
-1.5pp
Renting - Total
+31
+0.1pp
Renting - Social housing
-6
-0.1pp
Renting - Private
+58
+0.5pp
Renting - Not stated
-18
-0.2pp
Other tenure type
+70
+1.0pp
Not stated
-50
-0.8pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Cabramatta. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 1,818 | 26.5% | 30.0% | 1,723 | 25.3% | 31.0% | +95 | +1.2pp |
| Mortgage | 1,335 | 19.5% | 25.7% | 1,431 | 21.0% | 27.8% | -96 | -1.5pp |
| Renting - Total | 3,106 | 45.3% | 36.4% | 3,075 | 45.2% | 33.7% | +31 | +0.1pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 295 | 4.3% | 7.7% | 301 | 4.4% | 8.1% | -6 | -0.1pp |
| Renting - Private | 2,778 | 40.5% | 28.3% | 2,720 | 40.0% | 25.1% | +58 | +0.5pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 33 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 51 | 0.7% | 0.5% | -18 | -0.2pp |
| Other tenure type | 123 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 53 | 0.8% | 0.7% | +70 | +1.0pp |
| Not stated | 475 | 6.9% | 6.4% | 525 | 7.7% | 6.9% | -50 | -0.8pp |
| Total households | 6,857 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,801 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +56 | 0.0pp |