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Definition

The arrangement under which a person occupies a dwelling, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Tenure type homelessness code N ".
Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format N[N]
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Renter
1 Renter - private housing
2 Renter - public housing
3 Renter - community housing
4 Renter - transitional housing
5 Renter - caravan park
6 Renter - boarding/rooming house
7 Renter - emergency accommodation/night shelter/women's refuge/youth shelter where rent is charged
8 Other renter
Rent free
9 Rent free - private housing
10 Rent free - public housing
11 Rent free - community housing
12 Rent free- transitional housing
13 Rent free - caravan park
14 Rent free - boarding/rooming house
15 Rent free - emergency accommodation/night shelter/women's refuge/youth shelter where rent is not charged
16 Other rent free
Life tenure
17 Life tenure scheme
Owner
18 Owner - shared equity or rent/buy scheme
19 Owner - being purchased/with mortgage
20 Owner - fully owned
Other
21 Other tenure type not elsewhere specified
22 No tenure
Supplementary Values 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

The combined fields of dwelling, tenure and conditions of occupancy can be used to create indicators of housing circumstances (homeless/at risk, stable/unstable, etc).

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 1
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 1
Inclusion in Data Distributions 6
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0