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Central Coast Council area

Housing rental quartiles

In Central Coast Council area, the 'medium lowest group' was the largest quartile, comprising 38% of renting households in 2021.

Rental payments in Central Coast Council area are indicative of its residential role and function and are directly related to the value of residential property. When viewed with Household Income data they may also indicate the level of 'housing stress' in the community.

The quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the rental costs of a community over time.

A detailed explanation of how Housing Rental Payment quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

Q:

Derived from the Census questions:

'How much does your household pay for this dwelling?' and 'Is this dwelling (owned outright, owned with a mortgage etc.)'

Housing rental quartiles
Central Coast Council area - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Regional TAS %Number%Regional TAS %2016 to 2021
Lowest group58731.630.352328.533.1+64
Medium lowest71238.333.959632.528.7+115
Medium highest43823.624.451127.924.3-74
Highest group1196.411.320211.113.9-83
Total households with stated rent1,857100.0100.01,835100.0100.0+22
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Housing rental - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from rental payment data for TasmaniaWeekly housing rental payments by Census year
Rental payment ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $211$0 to $173$0 to $141$0 to $101$0 to $69
Medium lowest$212 to $295$174 to $239$142 to $207$102 to $142$70 to $108
Medium highest$296 to $387$240 to $303$208 to $272$143 to $193$109 to $137
Highest group$388 and over$304 and over$273 and over$194 and over$138 and over

Dominant groups

Rental payment quartiles allow us to compare relative rental liabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of households by rental payment quartiles in Central Coast Council area compared to Regional TAS shows that there was a smaller proportion of households in the highest payment quartile, and a larger proportion in the lowest payment quartile.

Emerging groups

The total number of households renting their dwelling in Central Coast Council area increased by 22 between 2016 and 2021. The most significant change during this period was in the medium lowest quartile which showed an increase of 115 households.

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