Sutherland Shire
Age groups - Housing tenure
In Sutherland Shire 86.6% of people aged 65 years or more were in households who were purchasing or fully owned their home, 4.9% were renting privately, and 2.6% were in social housing in 2021.
Sutherland Shire's Housing Tenure data provides insights into its socio-economic status as well as the role it plays in the housing market.
Looking at tenure for specific age groups provides additional information about the housing role and function, which may be quite different for different age groups. For instance, an inner city area may house predominantly young people, while the elderly are concentrated in public housing. Alternatively, the older population may overwhelmingly own their homes outright, while younger generations are renting due to lack of affordability.
In conjunction with other socio-economic status indicators in Sutherland Shire, Tenure data is useful for analysing housing markets, housing affordability and identifying public housing areas. It should be looked at alongside Household Type and Dwelling Type.
Please note that the ABS definition of "Rented" in 2021 changed to exclude "Occupied Rent Free", which is now included under "Other tenure type". Please take care when comparing the “Rented” and “Other” categories between 2016 and 2021; most age groups show some increase in the “Other” category due to the definitional change. This represents a very small proportion of the population and has minimal effect on the overall view of tenure by age.
It is also worth remembering that because this table counts individuals, there is no assumption that any particular individual pays the rent or mortgage.
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?'
People aged 65 years or more, counted in private dwellings
| Housing tenure | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire - 65 years or more | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Tenure type | Number | % | Australia | Number | % | Australia | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Fully owned | 30,168 | 75.0 | 67.0 | 22,347 | 77.0 | 68.8 | +7,821 | 22001 |
| Mortgage | 4,661 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 2,383 | 8.2 | 9.0 | +2,278 | 22002 |
| Renting - Total | 3,050 | 7.6 | 12.6 | 2,183 | 7.5 | 12.9 | +867 | 22003 |
| Renting - Social housing | 1,047 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 981 | 3.4 | 4.9 | +66 | 22004 |
| Renting - Private | 1,977 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 1,143 | 3.9 | 7.3 | +834 | 22005 |
| Renting - Not stated | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 60 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -34 | 22006 |
| Other tenure type | 1,159 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 453 | 1.6 | 2.1 | +706 | 22007 |
| Not stated | 1,179 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1,674 | 5.8 | 7.2 | -495 | 22008 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 40,217 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 29,040 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,177 | |
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).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the housing tenure of people aged 65 years or more in Sutherland Shire in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a larger proportion of people aged 65 years or more in households who owned their dwelling; a smaller proportion purchasing their dwelling; and a smaller proportion who were renters.
Overall, 75.0% of people aged 65 years or more were in households who owned their dwelling; 11.6% were purchasing, and 7.6% were renting, compared with 67.0%, 12.3% and 12.6% respectively for Australia.
Emerging groups
The total number of people aged 65 years or more in households in Sutherland Shire increased by 11,177 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in housing tenure categories for people aged 65 years or more in households in Sutherland Shire between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Fully owned (+7,821 persons)
- Mortgage (+2,278 persons)
- Renting - Private (+834 persons)
- Other tenure type (+706 persons)