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Housing tenure

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In Wollongong City Council 64.6% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 15.4% were renting privately, and 16.3% were in social housing in 2021.

Wollongong City Council's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market.

For people with a need for assistance due to a disability, housing tenure may differ significantly in some areas from the general population. For instance, people with a need for assistance may have priority in access to public housing, so the social housing category may be higher. This can give an insight into the housing arrangements of this community and indicate the success of housing programs for people with a disability.

Please view this topic in conjunction with Household Income and Dwelling Type.

Please note: The ABS changed the definition of 'Occupied rent free' in 2021 so that it now falls under the "Other tenure type" category. Users may notice a small increase in this category but it is expected to have negligible effect on the tenure type distribution overall.

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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
Wollongong City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Tenure typeNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
Fully owned6,16647.244.95,25747.344.7+909
Mortgage2,26717.420.71,83716.520.4+430
Renting - Total4,17131.929.83,43330.930.2+738
Renting - Social housing2,12316.39.71,82716.410.0+296
Renting - Private2,01615.419.91,54613.919.5+470
Renting - Not stated320.20.2590.50.7-27
Other tenure type2952.32.81671.51.5+128
Not stated1651.31.84253.83.2-260
Total people counted in private dwellings13,064100.0100.011,118100.0100.0+1,946
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 for people reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a larger proportion of people with a need for assistance in households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.

Overall, 47.2% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who owned their dwelling; 17.4% were purchasing, and 31.9% were renting, compared with 44.9%, 20.7% and 29.8% respectively for Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City increased by 1,946 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in housing tenure categories of people reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Fully owned (+909 persons)
  • Renting - Private (+470 persons)
  • Mortgage (+430 persons)
  • Renting - Social housing (+296 persons)

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