To better capture housing ownership, request improvements to the landlord type question to differentiate between public, government and community housing.
Choose your area of interest
Please select one item
(Required)
Population
Sex and gender
Households and families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Income and work
Unpaid work and care
Education and training
Disability and carers
Ticked
Housing
Location
Transport
Cultural diversity
Religion
Other topic
Topics on Housing
Choose one or more of the following topics that relates to your submission
Please select all that apply
Ticked
Type of tenure (nature of occupancy)
Structure and types of dwellings
Homelessness
Housing costs
Number of bedrooms
Internet access
Other/unknown
Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
Local government provides advocacy to State and Federal governments on the mix of social housing within the government jurisdiction.
For rental dwellings, the present landlord type is limited to private or social housing. It would assist in designing programs and policies to have a more detailed understanding of social housing - whether it be public, government or community housing.
Assessment Criteria 3
3.
The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.
Easy to answer
There is a valid question regrading if the respondent completing the Census questions is clear on whether their housing is public, government or community housing. The specific nuances may not evident to the renter.
Assessment Criteria 6
6.
There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
The management of those respondents who reside in social housing is an ongoing issue for all levels of government. The ability to track changes over time helps provide an indication of whether housing difficulties are increasing or decreasing, and how successive governments are successfully dealing with the issues of housing for all.
Assessment Criteria 7
7.
There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.
No alternatives
Data on the types and proportions of social housing are difficult to obtain. Census results would provide 5 yearly snapshots of changes.