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Southern Downs Regional Council area'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 Southern Downs Regional Council area, Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas.
Further reading: How can Councils influence affordable housing.
Q:
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?'
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| Southern Downs Regional Council area - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | Maranoa Regional Council area % | Number | % | Maranoa Regional Council area % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Fully owned | 6,017 | 39.6 | 31.1 | 5,027 | 41.2 | 37.6 | +990 |
| Mortgage | 4,025 | 26.5 | 22.6 | 3,383 | 27.7 | 25.8 | +642 |
| Renting - Total | 3,615 | 23.8 | 31.0 | 2,848 | 23.3 | 24.7 | +767 |
| Renting - Social housing | 232 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 243 | 2.0 | 5.0 | -11 |
| Renting - Private | 3,337 | 22.0 | 26.6 | 2,579 | 21.1 | 19.4 | +758 |
| Renting - Not stated | 46 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +20 |
| Other tenure type | 364 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 326 | 2.7 | 6.7 | +38 |
| Not stated | 1,158 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 620 | 5.1 | 5.2 | +538 |
| Total households | 15,179 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,204 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,975 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure of households of Southern Downs Regional Council area in 2021 compared to Maranoa Regional Council area shows that there was a larger proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a larger proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a smaller proportion who were renters.
Overall, 39.6% of households owned their dwelling; 26.5% were purchasing, and 23.8% were renting, compared with 31.1%, 22.6% and 31.0% respectively for Maranoa Regional Council area.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in Southern Downs Regional Council area between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Fully owned (+990 households)
- Renting - Private (+758 households)
- Mortgage (+642 households)
The total number of households in Southern Downs Regional Council area increased by 2,975 between 2006 and 2021.
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