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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Fairfield City 52.2% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 31.9% were renting privately, and 13.0% were in social housing in 2021.
Fairfield City'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.
Q:
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?'
| Housing tenure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2006 to 2021 |
| Fully owned | 6,261 | 33.9 | 40.1 | 3,308 | 40.6 | 46.6 | +2,953 |
| Mortgage | 3,378 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 1,749 | 21.5 | 19.1 | +1,629 |
| Renting - Total | 8,351 | 45.2 | 33.3 | 2,727 | 33.5 | 29.4 | +5,624 |
| Renting - Social housing | 2,395 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 1,191 | 14.6 | 15.1 | +1,204 |
| Renting - Private | 5,892 | 31.9 | 20.2 | 1,478 | 18.2 | 13.6 | +4,414 |
| Renting - Not stated | 64 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 58 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +6 |
| Other tenure type | 273 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 56 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +217 |
| Not stated | 197 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 298 | 3.7 | 3.3 | -101 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 18,460 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,138 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +10,322 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure for people reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of people with a need for assistance in households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.
Overall, 33.9% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who owned their dwelling; 18.3% were purchasing, and 45.2% were renting, compared with 40.1%, 22.8% and 33.3% respectively for Greater Sydney.
Emerging groups
The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City increased by 10,322 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in housing tenure categories of people reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Renting - Private (+4,414 persons)
- Fully owned (+2,953 persons)
- Mortgage (+1,629 persons)
- Renting - Social housing (+1,204 persons)
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