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, 65.7% of households in East Barron were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 19.6% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Tablelands (R) (22.7%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

East Barron - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for East Barron in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for East Barron, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).

East Barron
Tablelands (R)

Fully owned

2021 count

76

% of total

53.1%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Mortgage

2021 count

18

% of total

12.6%

Change from 2016

-3.8pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

28

% of total

19.6%

Change from 2016

+2.4pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

25

% of total

17.5%

Change from 2016

+3.7pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

4

% of total

2.8%

Change from 2016

+2.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

11

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

Data table

Housing tenure for East Barron. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).

Housing tenure for East Barron. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
Housing tenure for East Barron. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Tablelands (R)%Count%Tablelands (R)%Countpp
Fully owned7653.1%42.4%6556.0%40.8%+11-2.9pp
Mortgage1812.6%22.7%1916.4%23.2%-1-3.8pp
Renting - Total2819.6%22.3%2017.2%25.0%+8+2.4pp
Renting - Social housing00.0%2.8%00.0%2.9%00.0pp
Renting - Private2517.5%19.2%1613.8%20.9%+9+3.7pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.3%00.0%1.2%00.0pp
Other tenure type42.8%2.5%00.0%1.0%+4+2.8pp
Not stated117.7%10.2%108.6%10.0%+1-0.9pp
Total households143100.0%100.0%116100.0%100.0%+270.0pp