Housing

Estimates of persons who were homeless or marginally housed as calculated from the Census of Population and Housing

The Index of Household Advantage and Disadvantage (IHAD) is an index providing a measure of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

In 2019–20:

• More than 40% of Australian households reported moving within the last five years.
• 11% of households reported major structural problems in their current dwelling.
• 86% of home-owners and 76% of renters were satisfied with their current dwelling.
• Solar power use increased from 5% in 2007–08 to 22%.

In 2019–20

• 66% of Australian households owned their own home with or without a mortgage.
• 31% of households rented their home.
• Average weekly housing costs were: $493 for owners with a mortgage; $54 for owners without a mortgage; and $379 for renters.

• There were 10,852,208 private dwellings counted in the 2021 Census.
• 70 per cent were separate houses, 13 per cent were townhouses and 16 per cent were apartments.
• There were 1,043,776 unoccupied dwellings on Census Night.