8710.5 - Housing Motivations and Intentions, Western Australia, Oct 2005

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Explanatory Notes Glossary Appendix Technical Note	Area of usual residence A person's area of usual residence as classified by the Statistical Region structure in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). The classification divides WA into two Major Statistical Regions — the Perth Statistical Division and the Balance of WA. For further information refer to Australian Standard Geographical Classification (cat. no. 1216.0). Bedroom A bedroom is a room within the dwelling that is defined as a bedroom on the dwelling plan. It includes all rooms designated as bedrooms on the plan, rooms designated on the plan as "study/bedroom" and a bedroom designated in the plan as "bedroom" which has since been converted to another room, such as a study. It excludes other rooms which are used as bedrooms but still serve their original purpose (eg. lounge, family or dining rooms). Dwelling status at time of purchase For those persons who own or are purchasing their home, whether they purchased an established dwelling, purchased a newly-built dwelling or built a new dwelling. Established dwelling An established dwelling is one that has had a previous occupant. Flat, unit or apartment All dwellings in blocks of flats, units or apartments. These dwellings usually share a common entrance foyer or stairwell. This category also includes flats attached to houses such as granny flats, and houses converted into two or more flats. Future movers Persons who intend to move from their current dwelling in the next three years. Group Housing Complex Groups of units or villas where age restrictions apply. Under the Strata Titles Act 1985, some strata-titled schemes may be restricted to occupation by retired persons and their partners. A 'retired person' is defined as someone who is 55 years and over or someone retired from full-time employment. Home owners Those persons who own their home (either with or without a mortgage). Household A group of residents of a dwelling who share common facilities and meals or who consider themselves to be a household. It is possible for a dwelling to contain more than one household, for example, where regular provision is made for groups to take meals separately and where persons consider their households to be separate. Household composition The five categories of household composition include: person living alone; couple only (including de facto relationships); couple (including de facto relationships) with children; lone parent with children; and all other households (including group, family with unrelated persons and multi-family households). Household income The combined total gross annual income (from all sources) for every usual resident in the household. Modifications Alterations carried out to a dwelling for the elderly or people with a disability (e.g. access ramps, hand-grab rails, doorways widened, etc.). Other dwelling This includes caravans, cabins, houseboats, sheds, tents, humpies and other improvised homes, or houses or flats attached to a shop, office, etc. Private dwelling A dwelling that is intended to have people live in it (e.g. house, flat, unit, caravan, houseboat, tent, etc.). Recent movers Persons who have lived in their current dwelling for less than ten years. Region of usual residence A person's region of usual residence as classified by the Statistical Region (SR) structure in the ASGC. It divides WA into seven SRs for the purpose of providing regional statistical output. For further information refer to Australian Standard Geographical Classification (cat. no. 1216.0). Retirement villages Retirement villages provide accommodation for people over 55 years of age and their partners. There are a variety of accommodation options in retirement villages, ranging from self-care units which are either serviced or un-serviced, to hostels or nursing homes. They may be stand alone villas, units or apartments. Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse, etc. A dwelling that is either attached in some structural way to one or more dwellings or is separated from neighbouring dwellings by less than half a metre. It has its own private grounds and no other dwelling above or below it. Seniors household A household where at least one usual resident is aged 60 years or more. Separate house A house that stands alone in its own grounds separated from other dwellings by at least half a metre. It may have a flat attached to it, such as a granny flat or converted garage (the flat is categorised under 'Flat, unit or apartment'). Tenure type Describes the legal right a person has to occupy a dwelling (e.g. fully owned, being purchased, rented). Usual residents Persons who usually live in a particular private dwelling and regard it as their own or main home. Excludes usual residents who were away from the dwelling for more than six weeks altogether and visitors to the dwelling who do not usually live there, do not regard it as their own or main home, but are temporarily staying there. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.