Highest Social Housing Share
Top 50 suburbs by share of households renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider (ABS Census 2021, 200+ stated households). National only..
Highest Social Housing Share
Top 50 suburbs by share of households renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider (ABS Census 2021, 200+ stated households). National only. — Australia
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
- #1CherbourgQLD100.0%307
- #2St George RangesWA90.3%278
- #3WoorabindaQLD88.6%273
- #4Palm IslandQLD87.7%494
- #5Mission RiverQLD86.1%202
- #6AurukunQLD86.0%236
- #7DoomadgeeQLD82.1%285
- #8Wellesley IslandsQLD80.3%234
- #9GaliwinkuNT79.6%309
- #10BamagaQLD77.8%288
- #11YarrabahQLD76.7%486
- #12ManingridaNT76.1%394
- #13KowanyamaQLD75.7%247
- #14GunbalanyaNT74.3%222
- #15Hope ValeQLD73.8%294
- #16WurrumiyangaNT72.9%362
- #17Dampier PeninsulaWA72.5%306
- #18DaceyvilleNSW70.8%520
- #19WadeyeNT67.8%339
- #20WindaleNSW62.5%1,321
- #21BidwillNSW61.9%1,265
- #22ClaymoreNSW61.7%710
- #23AirdsNSW60.5%990
- #24Halls CreekWA58.8%444
- #25Fitzroy CrossingWA55.9%358
- #26EveleighNSW54.3%265
- #27GagebrookTAS51.6%554
- #28RoebourneWA49.3%227
- #29RocherleaTAS49.2%398
- #30MillerNSW45.9%1,104
- #31NormantonQLD40.9%389
- #32Clarendon ValeTAS40.6%572
- #33Thursday IslandQLD40.0%742
- #34CartwrightNSW39.8%898
- #35VillawoodNSW38.9%2,000
- #36Herdsmans CoveTAS38.3%407
- #37BrewarrinaNSW36.8%323
- #38FernhillNSW36.3%424
- #39ShalveyNSW34.3%999
- #40WyndhamWA34.1%279
- #41SadleirNSW33.8%990
- #42BrockmanWA33.5%358
- #43WillmotNSW33.4%758
- #44TregearNSW33.1%1,178
- #45BridgewaterTAS32.3%1,678
- #46Angle ParkSA32.1%533
- #47BowenfelsNSW31.8%755
- #48Shorewell ParkTAS31.8%815
- #49Dudley ParkSA31.7%278
- #50DerbyWA31.4%827
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | SOCIAL HOUSING % | HOUSEHOLDS | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherbourg | QLD | 100.0% | 307 | 1,194 |
| 2 | St George Ranges | WA | 90.3% | 278 | 1,133 |
| 3 | Woorabinda | QLD | 88.6% | 273 | 1,019 |
| 4 | Palm Island | QLD | 87.7% | 494 | 2,138 |
| 5 | Mission River | QLD | 86.1% | 202 | 974 |
| 6 | Aurukun | QLD | 86.0% | 236 | 1,101 |
| 7 | Doomadgee | QLD | 82.1% | 285 | 1,387 |
| 8 | Wellesley Islands | QLD | 80.3% | 234 | 1,022 |
| 9 | Galiwinku | NT | 79.6% | 309 | 2,199 |
| 10 | Bamaga | QLD | 77.8% | 288 | 1,186 |
| 11 | Yarrabah | QLD | 76.7% | 486 | 2,505 |
| 12 | Maningrida | NT | 76.1% | 394 | 2,518 |
| 13 | Kowanyama | QLD | 75.7% | 247 | 1,079 |
| 14 | Gunbalanya | NT | 74.3% | 222 | 1,177 |
| 15 | Hope Vale | QLD | 73.8% | 294 | 1,004 |
| 16 | Wurrumiyanga | NT | 72.9% | 362 | 1,421 |
| 17 | Dampier Peninsula | WA | 72.5% | 306 | 1,051 |
| 18 | Daceyville | NSW | 70.8% | 520 | 1,146 |
| 19 | Wadeye | NT | 67.8% | 339 | 1,924 |
| 20 | Windale | NSW | 62.5% | 1,321 | 3,421 |
| 21 | Bidwill | NSW | 61.9% | 1,265 | 4,202 |
| 22 | Claymore | NSW | 61.7% | 710 | 2,579 |
| 23 | Airds | NSW | 60.5% | 990 | 3,265 |
| 24 | Halls Creek | WA | 58.8% | 444 | 1,572 |
| 25 | Fitzroy Crossing | WA | 55.9% | 358 | 1,181 |
| 26 | Eveleigh | NSW | 54.3% | 265 | 606 |
| 27 | Gagebrook | TAS | 51.6% | 554 | 1,572 |
| 28 | Roebourne | WA | 49.3% | 227 | 975 |
| 29 | Rocherlea | TAS | 49.2% | 398 | 1,033 |
| 30 | Miller | NSW | 45.9% | 1,104 | 3,374 |
| 31 | Normanton | QLD | 40.9% | 389 | 1,391 |
| 32 | Clarendon Vale | TAS | 40.6% | 572 | 1,635 |
| 33 | Thursday Island | QLD | 40.0% | 742 | 2,805 |
| 34 | Cartwright | NSW | 39.8% | 898 | 2,616 |
| 35 | Villawood | NSW | 38.9% | 2,000 | 7,051 |
| 36 | Herdsmans Cove | TAS | 38.3% | 407 | 1,199 |
| 37 | Brewarrina | NSW | 36.8% | 323 | 931 |
| 38 | Fernhill | NSW | 36.3% | 424 | 987 |
| 39 | Shalvey | NSW | 34.3% | 999 | 3,455 |
| 40 | Wyndham | WA | 34.1% | 279 | 941 |
| 41 | Sadleir | NSW | 33.8% | 990 | 3,243 |
| 42 | Brockman | WA | 33.5% | 358 | 993 |
| 43 | Willmot | NSW | 33.4% | 758 | 2,382 |
| 44 | Tregear | NSW | 33.1% | 1,178 | 3,700 |
| 45 | Bridgewater | TAS | 32.3% | 1,678 | 4,592 |
| 46 | Angle Park | SA | 32.1% | 533 | 1,555 |
| 47 | Bowenfels | NSW | 31.8% | 755 | 2,049 |
| 48 | Shorewell Park | TAS | 31.8% | 815 | 2,150 |
| 49 | Dudley Park | SA | 31.7% | 278 | 670 |
| 50 | Derby | WA | 31.4% | 827 | 3,222 |
Australian highest social housing share FAQ
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What does Highest Social Housing Share rank?
Highest Social Housing Share ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by share of households renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider (ABS Census 2021, 200+ stated households). National only.
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
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Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.