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Strathfield CouncilCommunity profile

Strathfield Council area

Housing tenure

In Strathfield Council area, 48% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 40.9% were renting privately, and 3.3% were in social housing in 2021.

Strathfield 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 Strathfield 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?'

Housing tenure
Strathfield Council area - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Fully owned3,40220.626.73,21823.827.7+184
Mortgage4,57527.731.93,58326.531.5+992
Renting - Total7,33244.434.75,29639.131.8+2,036
Renting - Social housing5393.34.15253.94.6+14
Renting - Private6,75740.930.44,73735.027.1+2,020
Renting - Not stated360.20.2340.30.2+2
Other tenure type2961.81.71991.51.6+97
Not stated9205.65.01,2479.27.4-327
Total households16,525100.0100.013,543100.0100.0+2,982
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 Strathfield Council area in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney 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, 20.6% of households owned their dwelling; 27.7% were purchasing, and 44.4% were renting, compared with 26.7%, 31.9% and 34.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in Strathfield Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Renting - Private (+2,020 households)
  • Mortgage (+992 households)
  • Fully owned (+184 households)
  • Other tenure type (+97 households)

The total number of households in Strathfield Council area increased by 2,982 between 2016 and 2021.

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