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Rental & real estate — Industries people work in

Share of industries people work in that is rental & real estate.

Australia over time

1.6% in 2021

Not directly comparable across censuses — shown per year only.

Explore on the map

See how rental & real estate varies across Australia.

By block (sa1) By statistical area 2 (sa2) By postcode By council (lga) By sub-region (sa3) By region (sa4) By capital city By state / territory By australia By suburb / locality By urban area By urban centre By federal electorate By state electorate By section of state By section of state range By remoteness area

Highest areas

SA2 areas with the highest rental & real estate (2021 Census).

  1. Moreton Island 8.9%
  2. Melbourne Airport 7.1%
  3. Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay 6.4%
  4. Main Beach 6.2%
  5. Double Bay - Darling Point 5.6%
  6. Surfers Paradise - North 5.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is Rental & real estate — Industries people work in in Australia?

At the 2021 Census, Rental & real estate — Industries people work in across Australia was 1.6%. It is expressed as a percentage of the relevant group.

How is Rental & real estate — Industries people work in measured?

Share of industries people work in that is rental & real estate. It is calculated as a percentage of the relevant population or dwellings, so it can be compared fairly between large and small areas.

How does Rental & real estate — Industries people work in vary across Australia?

Across the 2,361 SA2 areas with data, Rental & real estate — Industries people work in ranges from 0.0% to 8.9%, with a typical (median) area at 1.3%. Most areas cluster toward the lower end, with a smaller number of much higher areas stretching the range.

Can Rental & real estate — Industries people work in be compared across censuses?

Not directly — definitions or boundaries changed between censuses, so year-to-year changes in Rental & real estate — Industries people work in should be read with caution.

Where can I see Rental & real estate — Industries people work in for my area?

Use the interactive map to compare Rental & real estate — Industries people work in down to block (sa1) and statistical area 2 (sa2) level, or search any suburb, postcode or council area to see its value in context against state and national figures.

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rental & real estate — Industries people work in [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/indicator/comp:industry:real-estate