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, 81.1% of households in Ballandean were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 15.2% were renting. The mortgage share was higher than Southern Downs (R) (26.5%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Ballandean - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Ballandean in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Southern Downs (R) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Ballandean, with comparison markers for Southern Downs (R).

Ballandean
Southern Downs (R)

Fully owned

2021 count

71

% of total

51.4%

Change from 2016

+12.5pp

Mortgage

2021 count

41

% of total

29.7%

Change from 2016

+9.1pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

21

% of total

15.2%

Change from 2016

-13.8pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

24

% of total

17.4%

Change from 2016

-10.1pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

3

% of total

2.2%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-11.5pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Ballandean. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).

Housing tenure for Ballandean. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Housing tenure for Ballandean. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Southern Downs (R)%Count%Southern Downs (R)%Countpp
Fully owned7151.4%39.7%5138.9%37.5%+20+12.5pp
Mortgage4129.7%26.5%2720.6%26.8%+14+9.1pp
Renting - Total2115.2%23.8%3829.0%26.9%-17-13.8pp
Renting - Social housing00.0%1.5%00.0%1.8%00.0pp
Renting - Private2417.4%22.0%3627.5%24.2%-12-10.1pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.3%32.3%0.9%-3-2.3pp
Other tenure type32.2%2.4%00.0%0.9%+3+2.2pp
Not stated00.0%7.6%1511.5%7.8%-15-11.5pp
Total households138100.0%100.0%131100.0%100.0%+70.0pp