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, 74.7% of households in Cooroy were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 19.3% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Noosa (S) (29.1%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Cooroy - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Cooroy in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Noosa (S) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cooroy, with comparison markers for Noosa (S).

Cooroy
Noosa (S)

Fully owned

2021 count

891

% of total

45.0%

Change from 2016

+4.8pp

Mortgage

2021 count

589

% of total

29.7%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

382

% of total

19.3%

Change from 2016

-3.4pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

43

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

335

% of total

16.9%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

7

% of total

0.4%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

25

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

Not stated

2021 count

93

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Cooroy. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).

Housing tenure for Cooroy. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
Housing tenure for Cooroy. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Noosa (S)%Count%Noosa (S)%Countpp
Fully owned89145.0%42.3%60740.2%37.8%+284+4.8pp
Mortgage58929.7%29.1%45330.0%29.0%+136-0.3pp
Renting - Total38219.3%20.6%34322.7%24.1%+39-3.4pp
Renting - Social housing432.2%1.5%503.3%1.6%-7-1.1pp
Renting - Private33516.9%19.0%29019.2%21.9%+45-2.3pp
Renting - Not stated70.4%0.1%60.4%0.6%+10.0pp
Other tenure type251.3%2.7%120.8%1.6%+13+0.5pp
Not stated934.7%5.2%1036.8%7.4%-10-2.1pp
Total households1,980100.0%100.0%1,511100.0%100.0%+4690.0pp