Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park
Housing tenure
In Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park, 77% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 10.4% were renting privately, and 0.0% were in social housing in 2021.
Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park'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 Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park, 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | Blakeview % | Number | % | Blakeview % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Fully owned | 267 | 61.9 | 16.4 | 292 | 58.6 | 14.8 | -26 | 22001 |
| Mortgage | 65 | 15.1 | 49.0 | 92 | 18.4 | 47.9 | -27 | 22002 |
| Renting - Total | 45 | 10.4 | 31.0 | 50 | 10.0 | 31.9 | -5 | 22003 |
| Renting - Social housing | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 22004 |
| Renting - Private | 45 | 10.4 | 29.5 | 50 | 10.0 | 29.9 | -5 | 22005 |
| Renting - Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 22006 |
| Other tenure type | 12 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 11 | 2.2 | 0.6 | +1 | 22007 |
| Not stated | 42 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 53 | 10.7 | 4.8 | -12 | 22008 |
| Total households | 431 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 499 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -69 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. 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 Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park in 2021 compared to Blakeview 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, 61.9% of households owned their dwelling; 15.1% were purchasing, and 10.4% were renting, compared with 16.4%, 49.0% and 31.0% respectively for Blakeview.
Emerging groups
There were no major differences in Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park between 2016 and 2021.
The total number of households in Waterloo Corner - Buckland Park decreased by 68 between 2016 and 2021.