MidCoast Council area
Need for assistance - Housing tenure
In the MidCoast Council area 66.6% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 20.6% were renting privately, and 5.6% were in social housing in 2021.
The MidCoast Council area's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market.
For people with a need for assistance due to a disability, housing tenure may differ significantly in some areas from the general population. For instance, people with a need for assistance may have priority in access to public housing, so the social housing category may be higher. This can give an insight into the housing arrangements of this community and indicate the success of housing programs for people with a disability.
Please view this topic in conjunction with Household Income and Dwelling Type.
Please note: The ABS changed the definition of 'Occupied rent free' in 2021 so that it now falls under the "Other tenure type" category. Users may notice a small increase in this category but it is expected to have negligible effect on the tenure type distribution overall.
Derived from the Census questions:
'Is this dwelling (owned outright, owned with a mortgage etc.)', and 'If this dwelling is being rented, who is it rented from?'
People with a need for assistance, counted in private dwellings
| Housing tenure | ||||||||
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| MidCoast Council area - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Fully owned | 3,743 | 48.8 | 44.9 | 2,358 | 53.9 | 51.2 | +1,385 | 22001 |
| Mortgage | 1,361 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 692 | 15.8 | 17.7 | +669 | 22002 |
| Renting - Total | 2,033 | 26.5 | 29.8 | 1,144 | 26.2 | 26.8 | +889 | 22003 |
| Renting - Social housing | 433 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 315 | 7.2 | 11.0 | +118 | 22004 |
| Renting - Private | 1,583 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 784 | 17.9 | 15.0 | +799 | 22005 |
| Renting - Not stated | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 45 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -28 | 22006 |
| Other tenure type | 272 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 67 | 1.5 | 1.3 | +205 | 22007 |
| Not stated | 259 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 113 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +146 | 22008 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 7,668 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,374 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,294 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure for people reporting a need for assistance in the MidCoast Council area in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a larger proportion of people with a need for assistance in households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a smaller proportion who were renters.
Overall, 48.8% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who owned their dwelling; 17.7% were purchasing, and 26.5% were renting, compared with 44.9%, 20.7% and 29.8% respectively for Regional NSW.
Emerging groups
The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in MidCoast Council area increased by 3,294 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in housing tenure categories of people reporting a need for assistance in the MidCoast Council area between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Fully owned (+1,385 persons)
- Renting - Private (+799 persons)
- Mortgage (+669 persons)
- Other tenure type (+205 persons)