Brunswick East

Housing tenure

In Brunswick East 51% of households are purchasing or fully own their home.

Brunswick East'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-nester 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 Brunswick East, Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas.

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

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Housing tenure
Brunswick East 2011 2006 Change
Tenure type Number % City of Moreland Number % City of Moreland 2006 to 2011
Fully owned 1,088 25.4 32.6 1,037 27.3 36.0 +51
Mortgage 1,084 25.3 27.6 846 22.2 26.2 +238
Renting 1,816 42.3 32.4 1,509 39.6 29.4 +307
Renting - Social housing 121 2.8 2.8 132 3.5 2.9 -11
Renting - Private 1,651 38.5 28.8 1,366 35.9 25.8 +285
Renting - Not stated 43 1.0 0.8 10 0.3 0.7 +32
Other tenure type 27 0.6 0.5 22 0.6 0.4 +5
Not stated 272 6.3 6.9 391 10.3 8.0 -120
Total households 4,288 100.0 100.0 3,807 100.0 100.0 +481

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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Housing tenure, 2011
Housing tenure, 2011 Other tenure type, City of Moreland: 0.5% Renting - Private, City of Moreland: 28.8% Renting - Social housing, City of Moreland: 2.8% Renting, City of Moreland: 32.4% Mortgage, City of Moreland: 27.6% Fully owned, City of Moreland: 32.6% Other tenure type, Brunswick East: 0.6% Renting - Private, Brunswick East: 38.5% Renting - Social housing, Brunswick East: 2.8% Renting, Brunswick East: 42.3% Mortgage, Brunswick East: 25.3% Fully owned, Brunswick East: 25.4% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in housing tenure, 2006 to 2011
Change in housing tenure, 2006 to 2011 Other tenure type, Brunswick East: +5 Renting - Private, Brunswick East: +285 Renting - Social housing, Brunswick East: -11 Renting, Brunswick East: +307 Mortgage, Brunswick East: +238 Fully owned, Brunswick East: +51 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the housing tenure of the population of Brunswick East in 2011 compared to the City of Moreland shows that there was a smaller proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.

Overall, 25.4% of the population owned their dwelling; 25.3% were purchasing, and 42.3% were renting, compared with 32.6%, 27.6% and 32.4% respectively for the City of Moreland.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in Brunswick East between 2006 and 2011 were:

  • Renting - Private (+285 persons)
  • Mortgage (+238 persons)
  • Fully owned (+51 persons)

The total number of households in Brunswick East increased by 481 between 2006 and 2011.