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Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented

Share of how homes are owned or rented that is owned with a mortgage.

Australia over time

35.0% in 2021

Not directly comparable across censuses — shown per year only.

Explore on the map

See how owned with a mortgage 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 owned with a mortgage (2021 Census).

  1. Strathnairn 85.4%
  2. Denman Prospect 78.2%
  3. Brabham - Henley Brook 75.5%
  4. Clyde North - South 73.8%
  5. Piara Waters - Forrestdale 72.7%
  6. Googong 71.6%

Related indicators

Median rent (weekly) View → Median mortgage repayment (monthly) View → Average people per bedroom View → Households renting View → Homes owned outright View → Separate (detached) houses View → Homes with three or more bedrooms View →

Frequently asked questions

What is Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented in Australia?

At the 2021 Census, Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented across Australia was 35.0%. It is expressed as a percentage of the relevant group.

How is Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented measured?

Share of how homes are owned or rented that is owned with a mortgage. 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 Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented vary across Australia?

Across the 2,345 SA2 areas with data, Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented ranges from 0.0% to 85.4%, with a typical (median) area at 33.6%. Most areas cluster toward the lower end, with a smaller number of much higher areas stretching the range.

Can Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented be compared across censuses?

Not directly — definitions or boundaries changed between censuses, so year-to-year changes in Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented should be read with caution.

Where can I see Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented for my area?

Use the interactive map to compare Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented 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). Owned with a mortgage — How homes are owned or rented [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/indicator/comp:tenure:mortgage