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, 73.2% of households in Falcon were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 22.4% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Mandurah (C) (34.8%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Falcon - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Falcon in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Falcon, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
Fully owned
2021 count
990
% of total
41.3%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
990
41.3%
+3.8pp
Mortgage
2021 count
764
% of total
31.9%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
764
31.9%
+2.3pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
536
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
536
22.4%
-3.4pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
21
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
21
0.9%
+0.3pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
524
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
524
21.9%
-2.5pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
3
% of total
0.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
3
0.1%
-0.6pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
27
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
27
1.1%
+0.4pp
Not stated
2021 count
86
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
86
3.6%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+180
+3.8pp
Mortgage
+125
+2.3pp
Renting - Total
-21
-3.4pp
Renting - Social housing
+8
+0.3pp
Renting - Private
-2
-2.5pp
Renting - Not stated
-13
-0.6pp
Other tenure type
+11
+0.4pp
Not stated
-48
-2.6pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Falcon. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 990 | 41.3% | 32.7% | 810 | 37.5% | 30.0% | +180 | +3.8pp |
| Mortgage | 764 | 31.9% | 34.8% | 639 | 29.6% | 34.2% | +125 | +2.3pp |
| Renting - Total | 536 | 22.4% | 24.8% | 557 | 25.8% | 25.8% | -21 | -3.4pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 21 | 0.9% | 3.0% | 13 | 0.6% | 3.1% | +8 | +0.3pp |
| Renting - Private | 524 | 21.9% | 21.5% | 526 | 24.4% | 22.3% | -2 | -2.5pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 3 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 16 | 0.7% | 0.4% | -13 | -0.6pp |
| Other tenure type | 27 | 1.1% | 3.3% | 16 | 0.7% | 2.7% | +11 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 86 | 3.6% | 4.5% | 134 | 6.2% | 7.2% | -48 | -2.6pp |
| Total households | 2,396 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,159 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +237 | 0.0pp |