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Dwelling Type is an important determinant of CAD West'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 CAD West.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| CAD West - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | CAD East % | Number | % | CAD East % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 41 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 10 | 9.6 | 13.6 | +31 |
| Medium density | 239 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 76 | 73.1 | 51.5 | +163 |
| High density | 1,914 | 84.1 | 90.9 | 0 | -- | 6.8 | +1,914 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Other | 18 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 12 | 11.5 | 28.2 | +6 |
| Not stated | 65 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 6 | 5.8 | -- | +59 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,277 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,173 |
| Dwelling type | |||||||
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| CAD West | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | CAD East % | Number | % | CAD East % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,825 | 79.4 | 78.7 | 79 | 58.5 | 67.0 | +1,746 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 435 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 22 | 16.3 | 24.1 | +413 |
| Non private dwellings | 38 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 34 | 25.2 | 8.9 | +4 |
| Total dwellings | 2,298 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,163 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 41 separate houses in the area, 239 medium density dwellings, and 1,914 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in CAD West in 2021 shows that 1.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.5% were medium density dwellings, and 84.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 1.0%, 4.9%, and 90.9% in the CAD East respectively.
In 2021, a total of 79.4% of the dwellings in CAD West were occupied on Census night, compared to 78.7% in CAD East. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 18.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in CAD East (20.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in CAD West increased by 2,163 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in CAD West between 1991 and 2021 were:
- High density (+1,914 dwellings)
- Medium density (+163 dwellings)
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