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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Wollongong City Council 25.6% of people aged 65 to 79 years were in medium or high density dwellings.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wollongong City Council's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.
For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
| Dwelling structure | |||||||
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| Wollongong City Council - 65 to 79 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 20,289 | 73.6 | 83.8 | 17,796 | 74.2 | 82.1 | +2,493 |
| Medium density | 4,586 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 4,059 | 16.9 | 11.7 | +527 |
| High density | 2,460 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1,778 | 7.4 | 1.7 | +682 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 156 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 131 | 0.5 | 3.4 | +25 |
| Other | 43 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 44 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1 |
| Not stated | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 192 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -154 |
| Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 27,572 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,000 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,572 |
| Dwelling type | |||||||
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| Wollongong City Council - 65 to 79 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 27,572 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 24,000 | 96.8 | 95.9 | +3,572 |
| Non private dwellings | 725 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 783 | 3.2 | 4.1 | -58 |
| Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 28,297 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,783 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,514 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 65 to 79 years in Wollongong City Council in 2021 shows that 73.6% of people aged 65 to 79 years were living in separate houses; 16.6% were in medium density dwellings, and 8.9% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 83.8%, 11.5%, and 2.0% in the Regional NSW respectively.
Emerging groups
The total number of people aged 65 to 79 years in occupied private dwellings in Wollongong City Council increased by 3,572 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 65 to 79 years in Wollongong City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+2,493 persons)
- High density (+682 persons)
- Medium density (+527 persons)
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