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South West Overlay

Dwelling type

In South West Overlay, 90.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 79% in Upper North Adelaide.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of South West Overlay'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 South West Overlay.

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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
South West Overlay - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Upper North Adelaide %Number%Upper North Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Separate house1506.020.91256.324.4+25
Medium density99540.059.979940.156.1+195
High density1,25350.418.91,03351.818.7+220
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other692.80.1311.60.3+38
Not stated180.70.250.30.4+13
Total Private Dwellings2,485100.0100.01,994100.0100.0+491
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
South West Overlay20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Upper North Adelaide %Number%Upper North Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,11084.585.11,65183.088.1+459
Unoccupied private dwellings37715.114.332416.311.5+52
Non private dwellings110.40.5120.60.4-2
Total dwellings2,498100.0100.01,988100.0100.0+509
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 150 separate houses in the area, 995 medium density dwellings, and 1,253 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in South West Overlay in 2021 shows that 6.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 40.0% were medium density dwellings, and 50.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 20.9%, 59.9%, and 18.9% in the Upper North Adelaide respectively.

In 2021, a total of 84.5% of the dwellings in South West Overlay were occupied on Census night, compared to 85.1% in Upper North Adelaide. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Upper North Adelaide (14.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in South West Overlay increased by 510 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in South West Overlay between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+220 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+195 dwellings)

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