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City of Knox

Housing tenure

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In the City of Knox 70.2% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 18.1% were renting privately, and 6.7% were in social housing in 2021.

The City of Knox'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.

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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
City of Knox - Need for assistance20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Fully owned3,48144.845.72,61444.146.3+867
Mortgage1,97525.424.81,77629.925.1+199
Renting - Total1,93424.925.91,28621.724.5+648
Renting - Social housing5206.77.33816.47.6+139
Renting - Private1,40718.118.589215.016.5+515
Renting - Not stated70.10.1120.20.5-5
Other tenure type2913.72.41282.21.4+163
Not stated931.21.21272.12.7-34
Total people counted in private dwellings7,774100.0100.05,930100.0100.0+1,844
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 for people reporting a need for assistance in the City of Knox in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people with a need for assistance in households who owned their dwelling; a larger proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a smaller proportion who were renters.

Overall, 44.8% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who owned their dwelling; 25.4% were purchasing, and 24.9% were renting, compared with 45.7%, 24.8% and 25.9% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in City of Knox increased by 1,844 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in housing tenure categories of people reporting a need for assistance in the City of Knox between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Fully owned (+867 persons)
  • Renting - Private (+515 persons)
  • Mortgage (+199 persons)
  • Other tenure type (+163 persons)

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