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Upper North Adelaide

Dwelling type

In Upper North Adelaide, 78.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in South Australia.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Upper North 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 Upper North 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
Upper North Adelaide - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %2016 to 2021
Separate house49220.976.856724.476.5-75
Medium density1,40759.919.81,30356.120.3+104
High density44418.92.343518.71.7+9
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.60--0.60
Other30.10.280.30.4-5
Not stated40.20.490.40.4-5
Total Private Dwellings2,350100.0100.02,322100.0100.0+28
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Upper North Adelaide20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,02285.189.52,06588.187.8-43
Unoccupied private dwellings34014.310.427011.512.0+70
Non private dwellings130.50.290.40.2+4
Total dwellings2,375100.0100.02,344100.0100.0+31
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 492 separate houses in the area, 1,407 medium density dwellings, and 444 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Upper North Adelaide in 2021 shows that 20.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 59.9% were medium density dwellings, and 18.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.8%, 19.8%, and 2.3% in the South Australia respectively.

In 2021, a total of 85.1% of the dwellings in Upper North Adelaide were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.5% in South Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 14.3%, which is larger compared to that found in South Australia (10.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Upper North Adelaide increased by 31 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Medium density (+104 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-75 dwellings)

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