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Housing tenure

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In Fairfield City, 58.4% of non-English speakers were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 33.2% were renting privately, and 5.4% 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 non-English speaking populations, 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.

Please note that in the 2021 Census, households occupying their dwelling rent free were moved into the "Other tenure type" category. Due to this it is likely that this category will show an increase in the 2021 year compared to earlier years. The numbers are small and expected to have minimal effect on the overall trend

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

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 - non-English20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%Fairfield City - Total populationNumber%Fairfield City - Total population2016 to 2021
Fully owned37,45726.026.237,69827.127.4-241
Mortgage46,62632.431.048,03734.532.9-1,411
Renting - Total56,18539.035.848,80235.133.1+7,383
Renting - Social housing7,8275.45.38,3616.05.9-534
Renting - Private47,86733.230.239,74828.626.7+8,119
Renting - Not stated4910.30.36900.50.5-199
Other tenure type1,6881.21.27170.50.5+971
Not stated2,1241.55.93,8752.86.0-1,751
Total people counted in private dwellings144,080100.0100.0139,129100.0100.0+4,951
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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the housing tenure of non-English speakers in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to the total population in Fairfield City shows that there was a similar proportion of non-English speakers in households who owned their dwelling; a larger proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.

Overall, 26.0% of non-English speakers were in households who owned their dwelling; 32.4% were purchasing, and 39.0% were renting, compared with 26.2%, 31.0% and 35.8% respectively for the total population in Fairfield City.

Emerging groups

The total number of non-English speakers in households in Fairfield City increased by 4,951 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for non-English speakers in Fairfield City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Renting - Private (+8,119 persons)
  • Mortgage (-1,411 persons)
  • Other tenure type (+971 persons)
  • Renting - Social housing (-534 persons)

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