Airport West (N)
Housing tenure
In Airport West (N), 68% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 23.0% were renting privately, and 0.2% were in social housing in 2016.
Airport West (N)'s Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market. For example, a high concentration of private renters may indicate a transient area attractive to young singles and couples, while a concentration of home owners indicates a more settled area with mature families and empty-nesters (Household Summary). Tenure can also reflect built form (Dwelling Type), with a significantly higher share of renters in high density housing and a substantially larger proportion of home-owners in separate houses, although this is not always the case.
In conjunction with other socio-economic status indicators in Airport West (N), Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas.
Further reading: How can Councils influence affordable housing.
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?'
Households
| Housing tenure | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport West (N) - Households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Fully owned | 1,210 | 38.6 | 29.0 | 1,274 | 43.8 | 31.5 | -64 | 22001 |
| Mortgage | 911 | 29.0 | 34.3 | 821 | 28.2 | 35.3 | +90 | 22002 |
| Renting - Total | 728 | 23.2 | 28.1 | 587 | 20.2 | 25.7 | +141 | 22003 |
| Renting - Social housing | 7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -2 | 22004 |
| Renting - Private | 721 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 578 | 19.9 | 22.7 | +143 | 22005 |
| Renting - Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 22006 |
| Other tenure type | 47 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 44 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +3 | 22007 |
| Not stated | 241 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 183 | 6.3 | 5.9 | +58 | 22008 |
| Total households | 3,137 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,909 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +228 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure of households of Airport West (N) in 2016 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a smaller proportion who were renters.
Overall, 38.6% of households owned their dwelling; 29.0% were purchasing, and 23.2% were renting, compared with 29.0%, 34.3% and 28.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in Airport West (N) between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Renting - Private (+143 households)
- Mortgage (+90 households)
- Fully owned (-64 households)
The total number of households in Airport West (N) increased by 228 between 2011 and 2016.