Landlord type explained Place Forecast Feature
Abbreviated as LLDD; referenced by 2 other explainers
Place Forecast Feature
Landlord type shows who the rented homes in an area are rented from. It counts rented dwellings only, the rented homes people were living in on Census night.
These figures are Place Forecast estimates based on Census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
There are six categories:
- Real estate agent.
- State or territory housing authority.
- Community housing provider.
- Person not in same household.
- Other landlord type.
- Not stated.
A state or territory housing authority runs public housing. A community housing provider is a not-for-profit group that runs social housing. Together they show how many homes in an area are social housing.
Person not in same household is a private owner who rents the home out directly. It may be a relative. A home rented through a real estate agent counts as real estate agent, even when the owner is a private person. Other landlord type covers the owners of caravan parks and other parks. It also covers employers, such as Defence Housing Australia.
Homes that are owned, or lived in rent free, are not counted here. Look at tenure type to see how renting compares with owning. To see what renters pay, look at housing rental payments.
Reading this data fairly
These figures show how people answered Census questions. Here are the equity caveats to keep in mind. They keep the numbers fair:
- Each count is a count of rented homes. It is not a measure of need or a judgement about the people who live in them. Waiting lists are one measure of need for social housing, and the Census does not collect them.
- Aboriginal housing authorities are counted as state or territory housing authorities. Homes run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled housing organisations may be counted in either group, depending on how the household answered.
See the marker methodology for how these figures are calculated and their limitations.