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Figure 6.29: Time Series Analysis of Homes Owned with a Mortgage
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Data Source:
ABS Time Series Profile for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Greater Adelaide
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Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
6.8.6. Private rental
Rates of renting a home privately or from an agent are higher in the Study Area than across Greater
Adelaide. Within the region, rates of renting privately or from an agent are highest in West Torrens,
where it accounts for 26% of all dwellings. The proportion of dwellings rented privately or from an agent
has increased in all jurisdictions between 2001 and 2011, but jumped the most in Port Adelaide Enfield
where the increase was from 15% to 20%.
The private rental market contains some of the poorest quality housing stock in the housing market, and
is also the least secure of all the housing tenures. Households who are living in private rental dwellings
are therefore often less able or willing to renovate or modify their dwellings to better withstand flood or
heat events.
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Port Adelaide
Enfield
Charles Sturt
West Torrens Western Adelaide Greater Adelaide
Percentage of Dwellings
2001 Census
2006 Census
2011 Census
