Melton
Housing tenure
In Melton, 58% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 28.1% were renting privately, and 3.2% were in social housing in 2021.
Melton'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 Melton, Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas.
Further reading: How can Councils influence affordable housing.
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?'
Households
Housing tenure | ||||||||
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Melton - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
Tenure type | Number | % | Eynesbury % | Number | % | Eynesbury % | 2011 to 2021 | |
Fully owned | 984 | 30.1 | 19.0 | 975 | 30.9 | 18.1 | +8 | 22001 |
Mortgage | 898 | 27.5 | 68.9 | 1,024 | 32.4 | 74.5 | -126 | 22002 |
Renting - Total | 1,028 | 31.5 | 8.7 | 912 | 28.9 | 3.9 | +116 | 22003 |
Renting - Social housing | 103 | 3.2 | -- | 129 | 4.1 | -- | -26 | 22004 |
Renting - Private | 918 | 28.1 | 8.7 | 780 | 24.7 | 3.9 | +138 | 22005 |
Renting - Not stated | 7 | 0.2 | -- | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +4 | 22006 |
Other tenure type | 36 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 44 | 1.4 | -- | -9 | 22007 |
Not stated | 320 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 200 | 6.3 | 3.5 | +120 | 22008 |
Total households | 3,266 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,157 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +109 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
![Housing tenure, 2021](https://profile.id.com.au/MELTON/chart/40-Index-1-profile-False-170-MELTON-116-3030-page-1-EN-22000-2011-1-tenure-null-1416-4-False-2021-1-220.png/tenure?BMID=170&COIID=3030&DataType=EN&EndYear=2011&WebID=220)
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![Change in housing tenure, 2011 to 2021](https://profile.id.com.au/MELTON/chart/41-Index-1-profile-False-170-MELTON-116-3030-page-1-EN-22000-2011-1-tenure-null-1416-4-False-2021-1-220.png/tenure?BMID=170&COIID=3030&DataType=EN&EndYear=2011&WebID=220)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure of households of Melton in 2021 compared to Eynesbury shows that there was a larger proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a larger proportion who were renters.
Overall, 30.1% of households owned their dwelling; 27.5% were purchasing, and 31.5% were renting, compared with 19.0%, 68.9% and 8.7% respectively for Eynesbury.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in Melton between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Renting - Private (+138 households)
- Mortgage (-126 households)
The total number of households in Melton increased by 109 between 2011 and 2021.