substantial expenditure throughout their lives. As each household goes through its life-cycle different housing and housing costs are experienced. The proportion of gross income spent on housing is an important indicator of wellbeing, as the income left can be used for other essential items such as food, health services, education and transport costs. How is the ACT The total gross mean household income spent on housing costs in progressing? 2011–12 in the ACT was 14 per cent which is the same as the national figure. This was a 1 per cent increase in the ACT since 2009–10. National figures remained the same. In 2009–10, 13 per cent of gross household income was spent on housing in the ACT compared to 14 per cent nationally. In 2011–12, home owners with a mortgage spent 16 per cent of their gross income on housing costs in the ACT and 18 per cent nationally, which is the same as the 2009–10 percentages. Home owners without a mortgage spent the lowest proportion of their gross income on housing costs, 2 per cent in the ACT and 3 per cent nationally. The same percentages were reported in 2009–10. Renters in the ACT spent 19 per cent of their gross income on housing costs, compared with 19 per cent nationally. This is a 1 per cent increase in the ACT and a 1 per cent decrease in the national figures from the 2009–10 reporting period. ACT public housing tenants reported in 2011–12, that 19 per cent of their income was spent on housing costs, an increase of 1 per cent from 2009–10. In 2007–08 this percentage was 22 per cent. Nationally public housing tenants reported 19 per cent of their income was spent on housing costs.
substantial expenditure throughout their lives. As each household goes through its life-cycle different housing and housing costs are experienced. The proportion of gross income spent on housing is an important indicator of wellbeing, as the income left can be used for other essential items such as food, health services, education and transport costs. How is the ACT progressing? The total gross mean household income spent on housing costs in 2011–12 in the ACT was 14 per cent which is the same as the national figure. This was a 1 per cent increase in the ACT since 2009–10. National figures remained the same. In 2009–10, 13 per cent of gross household income was spent on housing in the ACT compared to 14 per cent nationally. In 2011–12, home owners with a mortgage spent 16 per cent of their gross income on housing costs in the ACT and 18 per cent nationally, which is the same as the 2009–10 percentages. Home owners without a mortgage spent the lowest proportion of their gross income on housing costs, 2 per cent in the ACT and 3 per cent nationally. The same percentages were reported in 2009–10. Renters in the ACT spent 19 per cent of their gross income on housing costs, compared with 19 per cent nationally. This is a 1 per cent increase in the ACT and a 1 per cent decrease in the national figures from the 2009–10 reporting period. ACT public housing tenants reported in 2011–12, that 19 per cent of their income was spent on housing costs, an increase of 1 per cent from 2009–10. In 2007–08 this percentage was 22 per cent. Nationally public housing tenants reported 19 per cent of their income was spent on housing costs.
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