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, 67% of households in Old Bar were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 25.3% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Mid-Coast (A) (22.7%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Old Bar - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing tenure for Old Bar in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Old Bar, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
Fully owned
2021 count
958
% of total
43.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
958
43.2%
+0.6pp
Mortgage
2021 count
528
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
528
23.8%
+0.7pp
Renting - Total
2021 count
561
% of total
25.3%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
561
25.3%
-1.2pp
Renting - Social housing
2021 count
6
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
6
0.3%
-0.2pp
Renting - Private
2021 count
554
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
554
25.0%
-0.7pp
Renting - Not stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
0
0.0%
-0.9pp
Other tenure type
2021 count
49
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
49
2.2%
+1.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
125
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
125
5.6%
-0.9pp
Chart view
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
+161
+0.6pp
Mortgage
+96
+0.7pp
Renting - Total
+64
-1.2pp
Renting - Social housing
-3
-0.2pp
Renting - Private
+73
-0.7pp
Renting - Not stated
-16
-0.9pp
Other tenure type
+29
+1.1pp
Not stated
+3
-0.9pp
Data table
Housing tenure for Old Bar. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 958 | 43.2% | 46.0% | 797 | 42.6% | 43.9% | +161 | +0.6pp |
| Mortgage | 528 | 23.8% | 22.7% | 432 | 23.1% | 22.7% | +96 | +0.7pp |
| Renting - Total | 561 | 25.3% | 21.5% | 497 | 26.5% | 23.9% | +64 | -1.2pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 6 | 0.3% | 2.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 3.0% | -3 | -0.2pp |
| Renting - Private | 554 | 25.0% | 18.7% | 481 | 25.7% | 20.2% | +73 | -0.7pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 16 | 0.9% | 0.7% | -16 | -0.9pp |
| Other tenure type | 49 | 2.2% | 3.0% | 20 | 1.1% | 1.3% | +29 | +1.1pp |
| Not stated | 125 | 5.6% | 6.8% | 122 | 6.5% | 8.1% | +3 | -0.9pp |
| Total households | 2,219 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,873 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +346 | 0.0pp |