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Dwelling type

In the City of Adelaide, 89.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 26% in Greater Adelaide.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Adelaide's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings is likely to attract more young adults and smaller households, often renting. Larger, detached or separate dwellings are more likely to attract families and prospective families. The residential built form often reflects market opportunities or planning policy, such as building denser forms of housing around public transport nodes or employment centres.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Household Types, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market in the City of Adelaide.

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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
City of Adelaide - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,1748.073.31,31711.473.1-143
Medium density5,28036.023.14,73741.023.9+543
High density7,86753.73.05,16944.82.3+2,698
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.230.00.2-3
Other1831.20.12121.80.2-29
Not stated1561.10.21080.90.3+48
Total Private Dwellings14,660100.0100.011,546100.0100.0+3,114
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
City of Adelaide20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings12,09381.993.210,00485.791.5+2,089
Unoccupied private dwellings2,56617.46.71,53513.28.4+1,031
Non private dwellings1150.80.11311.10.1-16
Total dwellings14,774100.0100.011,670100.0100.0+3,104
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,174 separate houses in the area, 5,280 medium density dwellings, and 7,867 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Adelaide in 2021 shows that 8.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 36.0% were medium density dwellings, and 53.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 73.3%, 23.1%, and 3.0% in the Greater Adelaide respectively.

In 2021, a total of 81.9% of the dwellings in the City of Adelaide were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.2% in Greater Adelaide. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 17.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Adelaide (6.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Adelaide increased by 3,104 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Adelaide between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+2,698 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+543 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-143 dwellings)

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