Housing
Tenure
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.
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, 26.2% of households in Lanskey were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 47.5% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Mount Isa (C) (25.7%).
Section overview
Housing tenure
Lanskey - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises tenure for Lanskey in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Isa (C) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Housing tenure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lanskey, with comparison markers for Mount Isa (C).
Fully owned
Mortgage
Renting - Total
Renting - Social housing
Renting - Private
Renting - Not stated
Other tenure type
Not stated
Housing tenure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Fully owned
-5
-31.4pp
Mortgage
+4
-1.7pp
Renting - Total
+48
+32.7pp
Renting - Social housing
0
0.0pp
Renting - Private
+46
+33.0pp
Renting - Not stated
0
0.0pp
Other tenure type
+10
+8.5pp
Not stated
+12
+2.1pp
Data table
Tenure for Lanskey. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Isa (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Isa (C)% | Count | % | Mount Isa (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Fully owned | 22 | 18.6% | 17.8% | 27 | 50.0% | 15.5% | -5 | -31.4pp |
| Mortgage | 9 | 7.6% | 25.7% | 5 | 9.3% | 27.9% | +4 | -1.7pp |
| Renting - Total | 56 | 47.5% | 41.4% | 8 | 14.8% | 40.0% | +48 | +32.7pp |
| Renting - Social housing | 0 | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Renting - Private | 52 | 44.1% | 33.1% | 6 | 11.1% | 31.4% | +46 | +33.0pp |
| Renting - Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Other tenure type | 10 | 8.5% | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.7% | +10 | +8.5pp |
| Not stated | 20 | 16.9% | 10.9% | 8 | 14.8% | 16.0% | +12 | +2.1pp |
| Total households | 118 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 54 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +64 | 0.0pp |