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, 65.5% of households in Blakeview were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 30.9% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Playford (C) (38.7%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Blakeview - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Blakeview in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Blakeview, with comparison markers for Playford (C).

Blakeview
Playford (C)

Fully owned

2021 count

536

% of total

16.4%

Change from 2016

+1.7pp

Mortgage

2021 count

1,601

% of total

49.1%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

1,008

% of total

30.9%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

44

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

965

% of total

29.6%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

4

% of total

0.1%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

19

% of total

0.6%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

97

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

-1.8pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Blakeview. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).

Housing tenure for Blakeview. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
Housing tenure for Blakeview. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Playford (C)%Count%Playford (C)%Countpp
Fully owned53616.4%19.5%38014.7%18.9%+156+1.7pp
Mortgage1,60149.1%38.7%1,23647.8%36.4%+365+1.3pp
Renting - Total1,00830.9%34.7%83432.3%36.3%+174-1.4pp
Renting - Social housing441.3%8.5%491.9%10.1%-5-0.6pp
Renting - Private96529.6%25.9%78530.4%25.7%+180-0.8pp
Renting - Not stated40.1%0.3%30.1%0.4%+10.0pp
Other tenure type190.6%1.0%100.4%0.5%+9+0.2pp
Not stated973.0%6.0%1244.8%7.8%-27-1.8pp
Total households3,263100.0%100.0%2,584100.0%100.0%+6790.0pp