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, 75% of households in Kyogle (A) were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 19.3% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Regional NSW (31.2%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Kyogle (A) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Housing tenure change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

Fully owned

+234

+3.7pp

Mortgage

-21

-2.1pp

Renting - Total

-67

-3.1pp

Renting - Social housing

-6

-0.2pp

Renting - Private

-4

-1.2pp

Renting - Not stated

-53

-1.5pp

Other tenure type

+107

+2.8pp

Not stated

-41

-1.3pp

Data table

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

Housing tenure for Kyogle (A). Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
Housing tenure for Kyogle (A). Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional NSW%Count%Regional NSW%Countpp
Fully owned1,85249.6%38.0%1,61845.9%37.4%+234+3.7pp
Mortgage94825.4%31.2%96927.5%30.6%-21-2.1pp
Renting - Total72119.3%26.8%78822.4%27.9%-67-3.1pp
Renting - Social housing551.5%4.0%611.7%4.5%-6-0.2pp
Renting - Private66517.8%22.6%66919.0%22.7%-4-1.2pp
Renting - Not stated40.1%0.2%571.6%0.7%-53-1.5pp
Other tenure type1463.9%2.3%391.1%1.0%+107+2.8pp
Not stated802.1%1.7%1213.4%3.0%-41-1.3pp
Total households3,736100.0%100.0%3,525100.0%100.0%+2110.0pp