Laying the Groundwork Report Tables and Charts 1 fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au

Percentage change Rental households 389,125403,375447,077525,611  35% All households1,591,6581,731,3401,869,3882,031,229  28% Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented Figure 1: Number of households renting compared to all households, 1996 to 2011

Figure 2: Number of households in private rental, social housing rental and other rental housing, 1996 to fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Percentage change Private renting289,921303,712358,608435,178  50.1% Social housing rental 58,21061,45262,61264,334  10.5% Other rental 40,99438,21125,85726,099  36.3% Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented. For 1996 and 2001 private renting includes landlord types private landlord not in same household and real estate agent; social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group; and other rental includes landlord types employer, other landlord, not stated and not applicable. For 2006 and 2011 private renting includes landlord types private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent; public and social housing includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or housing cooperative/community /church group; and other rental includes landlord types employer, not stated and not applicable.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 3: Number of households in social housing, 1996 to Percentage change Public housing51,72055,01454,97555,280  6.9% Community housing6,4906,4387,6379,054  39.5% Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented. For 1996 and 2001 social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group. For 2006 and 2011 social housing includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or housing cooperative/community /church group.

Figure 4: Number of households renting privately by number of occupants, 1996 to fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, number of bedrooms excludes not stated

6 fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, household/family composition excludes visitor only households and other non-classifiable households Figure 5: Number of households renting privately by composition, 1996 to 2011

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 6: Composition of private rental sector households, 1996 and Household composition Number of households Per cent Number of households Per cent Families Couple with children64, %95, % One parent with children40, %63, % Other family7,6582.6%9,9442.3% Families total112, %168, % Lone person84, %117, % Couple only47, %89, % Group household39, %51, % Visitor only5,0301.7%7,8271.8% Total289, %434, % Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, household/family composition excludes other non-classifiable households

8 fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 7: Distribution of people living in private rental by age group compared to the general population, 2011 Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, count of persons (excludes overseas visitors) enumerated in an occupied private dwellings, tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent

Figure 8: Growth of number of people living in private rental by age group, 1996 to fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, persons, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 9: Number of households renting social housing by composition, 1996 to Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group; household/family composition excludes visitor households and other non-classifiable households.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 10: Composition of social housing households, 1996 and Household composition Number of households Per centNumber of households Per cent Families Couple with children12, %7, % One parent with children18, %18, % Other family8421.4%9121.4% Families total31, %26, % Lone person19, %29, % Couple only5,3279.2%5,5648.7% Group household1,2732.2%2,0393.2% Visitor only3680.6%6671.0% Total58, %64, % Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group; household/family composition excludes visitor households.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 11: Distribution of people living in social housing by age group, 1996 and Age Number of peoplePer centNumber of peoplePer cent 0-14 years44, %31, % years19, %20, % years19, %13,2589.8% years18, %15, % years12,1388.4%16, % years9,9436.9%15, % years10,9627.6%11,3098.4% Over 75 years8,5526.0%10,9158.1% Total143, %135, % Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, count of persons (excludes overseas visitors) enumerated in an occupied private dwellings, tenure rented, social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group.

Figure 12: Type of private rental sector homes, 1996 and fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, flat/unit/apartment includes those attached to a house, other dwelling structure includes caravan/cabin/houseboat, improvised home/tent/sleepers out, house or flat attached to shop/office, structure not stated.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 13: Distribution of private rental homes by number of bedrooms, 1996 and Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, other dwelling size excludes not stated. fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au

Figure 14: Type of social housing homes, 1996 and Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group; flat/unit/apartment includes those attached to a house, other dwelling structure includes caravan/cabin/houseboat, improvised home/tent/sleepers out, house or flat attached to shop/office, structure not stated.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 15: Distribution of social housing homes by number of bedrooms, 1996 and Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group; other dwelling size excludes not stated.

17 fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 16: Private rental sector mobility within the last year, 1996 and 2011 Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, one year household mobility excludes not stated and not applicable.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 17: Household mobility where all residents moved within the last year, 1996 and Proportion of households renting privately82.5%32.2% Proportion of non-renter households26.5%6.1% Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, and non-renter households includes home owned outright and with a mortgage, purchase under a rent/buy scheme, occupied under a life tenure scheme, and other tenure types including not stated. fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au

Figure 18: Short-term, medium-term and long-term tenants as a proportion of the Australian private rental sector, fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: AHURI, Long term rental in a changing Australian private sector, July 2013

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 19: Social housing mobility within the last year, 1996 and Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households who stated address 1 year ago, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented (includes rent free), social housing rental includes landlord types State and Territory housing authority and community or cooperative housing group.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 20: Rent as a proportion of household income for private rental households, 1996 and Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, weekly rent payment as a proportion of weekly household income, excludes unable to be determined.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 21: Rent as a proportion of household income for low-income private rental households, 1996 and Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent; 2011 household income quintiles 1 and 2; weekly rent payment as a proportion of weekly household income, excludes unable to be determined.

Figure 22: Distribution of weekly rent for private rental households, 1996 and fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, weekly household rent excludes not stated and not applicable.

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 23: Metropolitan Melbourne vacancy rate, March quarter, 2007 to Source: Department of Health and Human Services Rental Reports, 2007 to Rental vacancy (% of rental properties) rate, calculated monthly by the Real Estate Institute of Australia based on a survey of real estate agents, measures the proportion of all rental properties managed by agents which are unlet at a given point in time. fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au

Figure 24: Distribution of private landlords and non-landlords by disposable income quintiles, Disposable weekly incomeReceiving income from residential property (private landlords) Not receiving income from residential property All Victorians Less than $ %20.8%20.0% $260 - $4314.3%21.3%20.0% $432 - $ %20.3%20.0% $728 - $1, %19.8%20.0% Over $1, %17.8%20.0% Source: Based on ABS customised Survey of Income and Housing data (2015), Victorian respondents over 15 years of age receiving income from a residential property (excluding current residence), disposable personal income quintiles for all Victorians, (income range labels omit cents for presentation).

Figure 25: Proportion of households owning residential rental properties (excluding current residence), fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Source: ABS Survey of Income and Housing , Victorian households receiving income from a residential property (excluding current residence), number of residential properties owned (excluding current dwelling).

fairersaferhousing.vic.gov.au Figure 26: Landlord use of estate agents in the private rental sector, 1996 and Households% of private rental market Households% of private rental market Estate agent174, %321, % No agent (self managing landlord) 115, %113, % Total289, %435, % Source: Based on ABS customised Census data (2015), Victoria, households, occupied private dwellings and tenure rented, private rental includes landlord type private landlord not in same household, residential parks and real estate agent, self managing landlord type includes private landlord not in same household, residential parks.