1380.0.55.010 - Perspectives on Regional Australia: Housing Arrangements - Home Ownership in Local Government Areas, 2011

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Main Features New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory About this Release Victorian shire councils have highest home ownership (Media Release)	QUEENSLAND In 2011, Queensland had three LGAs with home ownership rates above 72.0%: Somerset, with 73.7; Scenic Rim, with 72.6%; and Redland with 72.2%. These were all located in the east of the state, near Brisbane. In the LGAs of Brisbane, Gold Coast and Ipswich, the home ownership rates were 61.5%, 60.9% and 60.5% respectively. LGAs with the lowest home ownerships rates were located in the far north of Queensland and were in remote areas. The mining LGA of Isaac had a comparatively low home ownership rate of 35.5%. HOME OWNERSHIP RATES(a) BY LGA, Queensland - 2011 (a) The home ownership rate is the number of occupied private dwellings which were owned outright, owned with a mortgage or being purchased under a rent/buy scheme by a member of the household, expressed as a proportion of total occupied private dwellings. Excludes 'Visitor only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.