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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Sydney, 29.6% of non-English speakers were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 61.1% were renting privately, and 6.1% were in social housing in 2021.
The City of Sydney's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market. For non-English speaking populations, 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.
Please note that in the 2021 Census, households occupying their dwelling rent free were moved into the "Other tenure type" category. Due to this it is likely that this category will show an increase in the 2021 year compared to earlier years. The numbers are small and expected to have minimal effect on the overall trend
To build a more complete picture of the story of the area for the non-English speaking population, Housing Tenure data should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type, Household Income and Age Structure data.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sydney - non-English | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | City of Sydney - Total population | Number | % | City of Sydney - Total population | 2011 to 2021 |
| Fully owned | 7,911 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 6,484 | 13.3 | 12.1 | +1,427 |
| Mortgage | 12,766 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 9,686 | 19.9 | 21.6 | +3,080 |
| Renting - Total | 47,170 | 67.5 | 59.8 | 30,915 | 63.5 | 52.1 | +16,255 |
| Renting - Social housing | 4,280 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4,617 | 9.5 | 7.5 | -337 |
| Renting - Private | 42,708 | 61.1 | 54.1 | 25,948 | 53.3 | 44.1 | +16,760 |
| Renting - Not stated | 182 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 350 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -168 |
| Other tenure type | 1,070 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 300 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +770 |
| Not stated | 951 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 1,299 | 2.7 | 13.7 | -348 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 69,868 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 48,684 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +21,184 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure of non-English speakers in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of non-English speakers in households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.
Overall, 11.3% of non-English speakers were in households who owned their dwelling; 18.3% were purchasing, and 67.5% were renting, compared with 12.8%, 19.9% and 59.8% respectively for the total population in the City of Sydney.
Emerging groups
The total number of non-English speakers in households in City of Sydney increased by 21,184 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in housing tenure categories for non-English speakers in the City of Sydney between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Renting - Private (+16,760 persons)
- Mortgage (+3,080 persons)
- Fully owned (+1,427 persons)
- Other tenure type (+770 persons)
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