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RDA Northern Territory

Housing tenure

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In the RDA Northern Territory, 43% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 30.7% were renting privately, and 11.4% were in social housing in 2021.

The RDA Northern Territory'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 the RDA Northern Territory, Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas.

Further reading: How can Councils influence affordable housing.

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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
RDA Northern Territory - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%Alice Springs Town Council LGA %Number%Alice Springs Town Council LGA %2016 to 2021
Fully owned15,09117.717.412,88616.317.6+2,205
Mortgage21,74925.531.219,59024.729.4+2,159
Renting - Total36,20742.439.731,65639.934.6+4,551
Renting - Social housing9,75511.49.08,91311.27.6+842
Renting - Private26,18430.730.522,47728.426.7+3,707
Renting - Not stated2680.30.22660.30.3+2
Other tenure type3,7054.32.93,5874.53.9+118
Not stated8,60910.18.811,53314.614.5-2,924
Total households85,361100.0100.079,252100.0100.0+6,109
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 households of the RDA Northern Territory in 2021 compared to Alice Springs Town Council LGA shows that there was a similar proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.

Overall, 17.7% of households owned their dwelling; 25.5% were purchasing, and 42.4% were renting, compared with 17.4%, 31.2% and 39.7% respectively for Alice Springs Town Council LGA.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in the RDA Northern Territory between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Renting - Private (+3,707 households)
  • Fully owned (+2,205 households)
  • Mortgage (+2,159 households)
  • Renting - Social housing (+842 households)

The total number of households in RDA Northern Territory increased by 6,109 between 2016 and 2021.

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