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Housing rental quartiles

In Harkness, the 'medium lowest group' was the largest quartile, comprising 54% of renting households in 2021.

Rental payments in Harkness 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.

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.)'

Households renting their dwelling

Housing rental quartiles
Harkness - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Quartile groupNumber%Thornhill Park %Number%Thornhill Park %2001 to 2021
Lowest group13713.61.5----30.0--
Medium lowest54954.440.5----26.6--
Medium highest29729.452.2----43.4--
Highest group262.65.7--------

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Housing rental - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from rental payment data for [theQBMQuartile] Weekly housing rental payments by Census year
Rental payment ranges
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
Lowest group $0 to $300 $0 to $256 $0 to $203 $0 to $143 $0 to $109
Medium lowest $301 to $375 $257 to $334 $204 to $286 $144 to $194 $110 to $156
Medium highest $376 to $458 $335 to $421 $287 to $365 $195 to $255 $157 to $205
Highest group $459 and over $422 and over $366 and over $256 and over $206 and over

Housing rental quartiles for 2021
Housing rental quartiles for 2021 Highest group, Thornhill Park: 5.7% Medium highest, Thornhill Park: 52.2% Medium lowest, Thornhill Park: 40.5% Lowest group, Thornhill Park: 1.5% Highest group, Harkness: 2.6% Medium highest, Harkness: 29.4% Medium lowest, Harkness: 54.4% Lowest group, Harkness: 13.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in housing rental quartiles, 2001 to 2021
Change in housing rental quartiles, 2001 to 2021
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

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 Harkness compared to Thornhill Park shows that there was a smaller proportion of households in the highest payment quartile, and a larger proportion in the lowest payment quartile.

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