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 | MEDIA FACT SHEET | |
| June 27, 2007 | Embargoed 9.30 am (AEST) | 70/2007 |
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Fewer Australian homes are paid-off: Census |
- A smaller number of Australian homes were fully-owned in 2006 (2,478,267) than in 1996 (2,657,971). Over this time the proportion of dwellings that were fully-owned also decreased from 41% to 33%, and the proportion that were being purchased increased from 26% to 32%. These changes in home ownership have occurred mostly since 2001.
- In 2006, approximately 65% of occupied private dwellings were fully-owned or being purchased, with a fairly even proportion for both tenure types. Similarly, in 1996, the proportion of owned/purchased dwellings was 66%, however the split between fully-owned dwellings and those being purchased has shifted substantially.
- From 1996 to 2006, the proportion of occupied private dwellings that were rented decreased slightly from 29% to 27%.
- In 2006, of all states and territories, Tasmania had the highest proportion of occupied private dwellings that were fully owned (37%) and the Northern Territory had the lowest proportion (17%). The Northern Territory also had the lowest proportion of dwellings that were being purchased (27%) and the highest proportion of dwellings that were rented (42%).
- For occupied private dwellings in Australia, between 1996 and 2006, the proportion of separate houses decreased from 76% to 75%, while the proportion of higher-density housing increased over this time. For example, semi-detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses increased from 8.0% to 9.2% and the proportion of flats, units or apartments with three or more storeys increased from 5.3% to 6.8%.
- Between 1996 and 2006, the median monthly housing loan repayments of occupied private dwellings being purchased increased from $780 (or $1011 in 2006 dollars) to $1300. In 2006, New South Wales had the highest median monthly loan repayments of all the states and territories ($1517) and Tasmania had the lowest ($867).
- Between 1996 and 2006, rents also increased, with the median weekly rent of occupied private dwellings increasing from $123 (or $159 in 2006 dollars) to $190. In 2006, the state or territory with the highest median weekly rent was the Australian Capital Territory ($260) and Tasmania had the lowest median weekly rent ($135).
NB: The figures in this fact sheet exclude overseas visitors. Where an answer to a question has not been provided (i.e. not stated) these occurrences form a separate category in the data and therefore some percentages do not total to 100%.
Source: ABS 2006 Census.
Table 1. 2006 Census: Housing Tenure - Occupied Private Dwellings |
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| 2006 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | |
| Tenure type | no. | % | % | % | |
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| Fully owned | 2 478 267 | 32.6 | 39.8 | 40.9 | |
| Being purchased | 2 448 212 | 32.2 | 26.5 | 25.5 | |
| Rented | 2 063 950 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 28.7 | |
| Other Tenure | 65 712 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | |
| Not stated | 540 045 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | |
| Total | 7 596 186 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
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Table 2.1. 2006 Census: Tenure for occupied private dwellings, states and territories |
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| NSW | Vic. | QLD | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
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| Fully owned | 33.2 | 34.7 | 30.4 | 33.7 | 30.2 | 36.8 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 32.6 | |
| Being purchased | 30.2 | 34.0 | 31.4 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 32.3 | 27.1 | 36.9 | 32.2 | |
| Being rented | 28.4 | 23.9 | 30.0 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 42.1 | 28.6 | 27.2 | |
| Not stated | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 7.1 | |
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Table 2.2. 2006 Census: Housing costs for occupied private dwellings, states and territories |
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| NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT | Aust. | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |
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| Median weekly rent | 210 | 185 | 200 | 150 | 170 | 135 | 140 | 260 | 190 | |
| Median monthly loan repayments | 1 517 | 1 252 | 1 300 | 1 018 | 1 213 | 867 | 1 300 | 1 500 | 1 300 | |
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Table 3. 2006 Census: Dwelling structure - Occupied Private Dwellings |
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| Structure | no. | % | |
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| Separate house | 5 685 387 | 74.8 | |
| Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse | 702 556 | 9.2 | |
| Flat, unit or apartment - one or two storeys | 556 289 | 7.3 | |
| Flat, unit or apartment - three or more storeys | 520 019 | 6.8 | |
| Other dwelling | 127 340 | 1.7 | |
| Not stated | 4 591 | 0.1 | |
| Total | 7 596 182 | 100.0 | |
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