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Overseas born - Housing tenure

In City of Port Phillip 53.6364 of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 35.5152 were renting privately, and 6.2424 were in social housing in 2021.

City of Port Phillip's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market. For overseas-born, housing tenure shows how migrants are accommodated in the area. This is highly correlated with the age of migrant communities - older communities are likely to have more home ownership. In some areas, public housing is an important tenure type for migrants, even long established communities.

To build a more complete picture of the story of the area for the overseas-born population, Housing Tenure data should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type, Household Income and Age Structure data.

Please note that the ABS definition of "Rented" in 2021 changed to exclude "Occupied Rent Free", which is now included under "Other tenure type". Please take care when comparing the "Rented" and "Other" categories between 2016 and 2021; most overseas-born communities show some increase in the "Other" category due to the definitional change. This represents a very small proportion of the population (generally 1-2%) and has minimal effect on the overall view of tenure types in overseas-born populations.

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 [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel], counted in private dwellings

Housing tenure
City of Port Phillip - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total populationNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total population2016 to 2021
Fully owned36522.122.130717.317.3+58
Mortgage52031.531.544324.924.9+77
Renting - Total69542.142.198655.555.5-291
Renting - Social housing1036.26.2995.65.6+4
Renting - Private58635.535.588349.749.7-297
Renting - Not stated60.40.440.20.2+2
Other tenure type493.03.0120.70.7+37
Not stated211.31.3291.61.6-8

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Housing tenure, 2021
Housing tenure, 2021 Other tenure type, City of Port Phillip - Total population: 3.0% Renting - Private, City of Port Phillip - Total population: 35.5% Renting - Social housing, City of Port Phillip - Total population: 6.2% Renting - Total, City of Port Phillip - Total population: 42.1% Mortgage, City of Port Phillip - Total population: 31.5% Fully owned, City of Port Phillip - Total population: 22.1% Other tenure type, City of Port Phillip: 3.0% Renting - Private, City of Port Phillip: 35.5% Renting - Social housing, City of Port Phillip: 6.2% Renting - Total, City of Port Phillip: 42.1% Mortgage, City of Port Phillip: 31.5% Fully owned, City of Port Phillip: 22.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in housing tenure, 2016 to 2021
Change in housing tenure, 2016 to 2021 Other tenure type, City of Port Phillip: +37 Renting - Private, City of Port Phillip: -297 Renting - Social housing, City of Port Phillip: +4 Renting - Total, City of Port Phillip: -291 Mortgage, City of Port Phillip: +77 Fully owned, City of Port Phillip: +58
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the housing tenure of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to the total population shows that there was a similar proportion of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in households who owned their dwelling; a similar proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a similar proportion who were renters.

Overall, 22.1212 of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] were in households who owned their dwelling; 31.5152 were purchasing, and 42.1212 were renting, compared with 22.1212, 31.5152 and 42.1212 respectively for the total population.

Emerging groups

The total number of people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in households in City of Port Phillip decreased by 127 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for people [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Renting - Private (-297 persons)
  • Mortgage (+77 persons)
  • Fully owned (+58 persons)
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