Total private dwellings | Total | | 7 072 202 | 7 596 179 | 8 182 565 |
| Owned outright | | 2 810 917 | 2 478 264 | 2 539 432 |
| Owned with a mortgage(a) | | 1 872 132 | 2 448 210 | 2 723 626 |
Rented total | | 1 953 095 | 2 063 948 | 2 349 338 |
| Real estate agent | | 815 120 | 1 043 193 | 1 268 157 |
| State or territory housing authority | | 318 292 | 306 698 | 317 266 |
| Person not in same household(b) | | 570 969 | 489 294 | 533 419 |
| Housing co-operative/community/church group | | 45 250 | 51 166 | 52 445 |
| Other landlord type (c) | | 158 731 | 111 551 | 124 803 |
| Landlord type not stated | | 44 733 | 62 046 | 53 249 |
| Other tenure type(d) | | 101 255 | 65 710 | 74 843 |
| Tenure type not stated | | 334 803 | 540 047 | 495 322 |
| Separate house | Total | | 5 327 309 | 5 685 387 | 6 072 545 |
| Owned outright | | 2 402 256 | 2 102 021 | 2 141 018 |
| Owned with a mortgage(a) | | 1 670 219 | 2 139 198 | 2 333 725 |
Rented total | | 1 008 013 | 1 102 097 | 1 267 165 |
| Real estate agent | | 378 477 | 506 476 | 636 692 |
| State or territory housing authority | | 149 295 | 150 011 | 152 014 |
| Person not in same household(b) | | 324 753 | 311 150 | 344 780 |
| Housing co-operative/community/church group | | 24 395 | 25 923 | 21 564 |
| Other landlord type (c) | | 103 938 | 66 624 | 75 688 |
| Landlord type not stated | | 27 155 | 41 913 | 36 433 |
| Other tenure type(d) | | 54 358 | 30 829 | 37 241 |
| Tenure type not stated | | 192 463 | 311 242 | 293 393 |
| Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. total | Total | | 632 176 | 702 553 | 808 896 |
| Owned outright | | 171 450 | 165 331 | 178 257 |
| Owned with a mortgage(a) | | 101 942 | 153 446 | 191 605 |
Rented total | | 311 582 | 308 904 | 363 127 |
| Real estate agent | | 127 672 | 155 463 | 194 849 |
| State or territory housing authority | | 76 956 | 65 117 | 69 063 |
| Person not in same household(b) | | 79 050 | 62 342 | 69 405 |
| Housing co-operative/community/church group | | 7 907 | 9 356 | 11 873 |
| Other landlord type (c) | | 15 015 | 10 160 | 12 227 |
| Landlord type not stated | | 4 982 | 6 466 | 5 710 |
| Other tenure type(d) | | 15 401 | 15 993 | 18 217 |
| Tenure type not stated | | 31 801 | 58 879 | 57 695 |
| Flat, unit or apartment total | Total | | 923 139 | 1 076 312 | 1 167 246 |
| Owned outright | | 158 393 | 150 870 | 159 787 |
| Owned with a mortgage(a) | | 83 649 | 145 498 | 189 676 |
Rented total | | 577 610 | 617 114 | 681 317 |
| Real estate agent | | 298 347 | 375 473 | 429 784 |
| State or territory housing authority | | 90 171 | 90 886 | 95 291 |
| Person not in same household(b) | | 141 260 | 108 348 | 111 381 |
| Housing co-operative/community/church group | | 11 528 | 15 187 | 18 524 |
| Other landlord type (c) | | 26 546 | 15 722 | 17 202 |
| Landlord type not stated | | 9 758 | 11 498 | 9 130 |
| Other tenure type(d) | | 20 937 | 16 453 | 16 403 |
| Tenure type not stated | | 82 550 | 146 377 | 120 051 |
| Other dwelling total | Total | | 134 274 | 127 338 | 123 650 |
| Owned outright | | 60 747 | 58 965 | 57 620 |
| Owned with a mortgage(a) | | 7 160 | 9 131 | 7 150 |
Rented total | | 40 615 | 34 300 | 33 652 |
| Real estate agent | | 5 456 | 5 261 | 5 382 |
| State or territory housing authority | | 241 | 447 | 389 |
| Person not in same household(b) | | 21 123 | 7 163 | 6 854 |
| Housing co-operative/community/church group | | 698 | 525 | 325 |
| Other landlord type (c) | | 10 862 | 18 792 | 18 917 |
| Landlord type not stated | | 2 235 | 2 112 | 1 771 |
| Other tenure type(d) | | 7 179 | 2 329 | 2 537 |
| Tenure type not stated | | 18 573 | 22 613 | 22 688 |
| Dwelling structure not stated | Total | | 55 304 | 4 589 | 10 226 |
| Owned outright | | 18 071 | 1 077 | 2 752 |
| Owned with a mortgage(a) | | 9 162 | 937 | 1 462 |
Rented total | | 15 275 | 1 533 | 4 076 |
| Real estate agent | | 5 168 | 520 | 1 452 |
| State or territory housing authority | | 1 629 | 237 | 506 |
| Person not in same household(b) | | 4 783 | 291 | 997 |
| Housing co-operative/community/church group | | 722 | 175 | 153 |
| Other landlord type (c) | | 2 370 | 253 | 766 |
| Landlord type not stated | | 603 | 57 | 209 |
| Other tenure type(d) | | 3 380 | 106 | 442 |
| Tenure type not stated | | 9 416 | 936 | 1 499 |