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Housing rental quartiles

In Glenfield Park, the 'medium lowest group' was the largest quartile, comprising 70% of renting households in 2016.

Rental payments in Glenfield Park are indicative of its residential role and function and are directly related to the value of residential property. When viewed with Household Income data they may also indicate the level of 'housing stress' in the community.

The quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the rental costs of a community over time.

A detailed explanation of how Housing Rental Payment quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

Derived from the Census questions:

'How much does your household pay for this dwelling?' and 'Is this dwelling (owned outright, owned with a mortgage etc.)'

Households renting their dwelling

Housing rental quartiles
Glenfield Park - Households (Enumerated)20162011Change
Quartile groupNumber%Wagga Wagga City %Number%Wagga Wagga City %2011 to 2016
Lowest group12219.646.87012.338.1+51
Medium lowest43469.642.530853.641.6+126
Medium highest6410.39.018031.416.3-116
Highest group30.51.7152.73.9-12

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Housing rental - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from rental payment data for [theQBMQuartile] Weekly housing rental payments by Census year
Rental payment ranges
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
Lowest group $0 to $314 $0 to $266 $0 to $202 $0 to $149 $0 to $114
Medium lowest $315 to $432 $267 to $391 $203 to $311 $150 to $218 $115 to $179
Medium highest $433 to $562 $392 to $529 $312 to $421 $219 to $306 $180 to $259
Highest group $563 and over $530 and over $422 and over $307 and over $260 and over

Housing rental quartiles for 2016
Housing rental quartiles for 2016 Highest group, Wagga Wagga City: 1.7% Medium highest, Wagga Wagga City: 9.0% Medium lowest, Wagga Wagga City: 42.5% Lowest group, Wagga Wagga City: 46.8% Highest group, Glenfield Park: 0.5% Medium highest, Glenfield Park: 10.3% Medium lowest, Glenfield Park: 69.6% Lowest group, Glenfield Park: 19.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in housing rental quartiles, 2011 to 2016
Change in housing rental quartiles, 2011 to 2016 Highest group, Glenfield Park: -12 Medium highest, Glenfield Park: -116 Medium lowest, Glenfield Park: +126 Lowest group, Glenfield Park: +51
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Rental payment quartiles allow us to compare relative rental liabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of households by rental payment quartiles in Glenfield Park compared to Wagga Wagga City shows that there was a smaller proportion of households in the highest payment quartile, as well as a smaller proportion in the lowest payment quartile.

Emerging groups

The total number of households renting their dwelling in Glenfield Park increased by 49 between 2011 and 2016. The most significant change during this period was in the medium lowest quartile which showed an increase of 126 households.

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