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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

In West Ward, 73% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 21.6% were renting privately, and 0.3% were in social housing in 2021.

West Ward'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 West Ward, 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
West Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2016 to 2021
Fully owned4,70730.230.54,07833.633.8+629
Mortgage6,72243.145.35,41444.644.7+1,308
Renting - Total3,43322.020.12,17417.916.3+1,258
Renting - Social housing530.30.4710.60.5-18
Renting - Private3,37221.619.62,09517.315.7+1,276
Renting - Not stated80.10.180.10.10
Other tenure type3082.01.61241.01.5+184
Not stated4242.72.53492.93.6+75
Total households15,594100.0100.012,140100.0100.0+3,454
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 West Ward in 2021 compared to The Hills Shire 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, 30.2% of households owned their dwelling; 43.1% were purchasing, and 22.0% were renting, compared with 30.5%, 45.3% and 20.1% respectively for The Hills Shire.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in West Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Mortgage (+1,308 households)
  • Renting - Private (+1,276 households)
  • Fully owned (+629 households)
  • Other tenure type (+184 households)

The total number of households in West Ward increased by 3,454 between 2016 and 2021.

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