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, 64.7% of households in Hawks Nest were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 22.8% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (22.7%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Hawks Nest - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Hawks Nest in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Hawks Nest, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Hawks Nest
Mid-Coast (A)

Fully owned

2021 count

363

% of total

50.8%

Change from 2016

+6.3pp

Mortgage

2021 count

99

% of total

13.9%

Change from 2016

+3.2pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

163

% of total

22.8%

Change from 2016

-10.1pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

160

% of total

22.4%

Change from 2016

-9.5pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

19

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

61

% of total

8.5%

Change from 2016

-3.6pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Hawks Nest. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).

Housing tenure for Hawks Nest. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Housing tenure for Hawks Nest. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Countpp
Fully owned36350.8%46.0%28344.5%43.9%+80+6.3pp
Mortgage9913.9%22.7%6810.7%22.7%+31+3.2pp
Renting - Total16322.8%21.5%20932.9%23.9%-46-10.1pp
Renting - Social housing00.0%2.6%00.0%3.0%00.0pp
Renting - Private16022.4%18.7%20331.9%20.2%-43-9.5pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.2%60.9%0.7%-6-0.9pp
Other tenure type192.7%3.0%30.5%1.3%+16+2.2pp
Not stated618.5%6.8%7712.1%8.1%-16-3.6pp
Total households714100.0%100.0%636100.0%100.0%+780.0pp