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City of Parramatta

Housing tenure

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In the City of Parramatta 47.1% of people born overseas were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 48.0% were renting privately, and 2.6% were in social housing in 2021.

The City of Parramatta's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market. For overseas-born, 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.

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

Please note that the ABS definition of "Rented" in 2021 changed to exclude "Occupied Rent Free", which is now included under "Other tenure type". Please take care when comparing the "Rented" and "Other" categories between 2016 and 2021; most overseas-born communities show some increase in the "Other" category due to the definitional change. This represents a very small proportion of the population (generally 1-2%) and has minimal effect on the overall view of tenure types in overseas-born populations.

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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 Parramatta - born overseas20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Fully owned20,53515.218.218,22916.620.6+2,306
Mortgage43,23831.933.835,24132.034.0+7,997
Renting - Total68,93650.942.453,71248.838.7+15,224
Renting - Social housing3,5682.62.93,5913.33.7-23
Renting - Private65,06248.039.349,76945.234.7+15,293
Renting - Not stated3060.20.23520.30.3-46
Other tenure type1,3831.01.25480.50.7+835
Not stated1,3681.04.42,2892.16.0-921
Total people counted in private dwellings135,460100.0100.0110,019100.0100.0+25,441
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 people born overseas in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Parramatta shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas in households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.

Overall, 15.2% of people born overseas were in households who owned their dwelling; 31.9% were purchasing, and 50.9% were renting, compared with 18.2%, 33.8% and 42.4% respectively for the total population in the City of Parramatta.

Emerging groups

The total number of people born overseas in households in City of Parramatta increased by 25,441 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for people born overseas in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Renting - Private (+15,293 persons)
  • Mortgage (+7,997 persons)
  • Fully owned (+2,306 persons)
  • Other tenure type (+835 persons)

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