South Ward
Housing tenure
In South Ward, 46% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 44.5% were renting privately, and 3.5% were in social housing in 2021.
South 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 South Ward, 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ward - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | City of Port Phillip % | Number | % | City of Port Phillip % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Fully owned | 3,625 | 23.0 | 19.9 | 3,311 | 21.8 | 17.8 | +313 | 22001 |
| Mortgage | 3,585 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 2,951 | 19.4 | 20.8 | +634 | 22002 |
| Renting - Total | 7,601 | 48.2 | 48.8 | 7,159 | 47.1 | 48.4 | +441 | 22003 |
| Renting - Social housing | 549 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 600 | 4.0 | 4.7 | -51 | 22004 |
| Renting - Private | 7,016 | 44.5 | 44.0 | 6,537 | 43.0 | 43.5 | +478 | 22005 |
| Renting - Not stated | 36 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +14 | 22006 |
| Other tenure type | 258 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 253 | 1.7 | 1.3 | +5 | 22007 |
| Not stated | 705 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 1,511 | 10.0 | 11.7 | -807 | 22008 |
| Total households | 15,774 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,187 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +587 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure of households of South Ward in 2021 compared to City of Port Phillip shows that there was a larger proportion of households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a smaller proportion who were renters.
Overall, 23.0% of households owned their dwelling; 22.7% were purchasing, and 48.2% were renting, compared with 19.9%, 23.7% and 48.8% respectively for City of Port Phillip.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in housing tenure categories for the households in South Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Mortgage (+634 households)
- Renting - Private (+478 households)
- Fully owned (+313 households)
- Renting - Social housing (-51 households)
The total number of households in South Ward increased by 587 between 2016 and 2021.