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In CAD West, 94.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 90% in the City of Adelaide.

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.'

Dwelling structure
CAD West - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2001 to 2021
Separate house411.88.073.315.3+34
Medium density23910.536.010047.455.0+139
High density1,91484.153.77837.025.2+1,836
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other180.81.22612.32.5-8
Not stated652.91.10--2.1+65
Total Private Dwellings2,277100.0100.0211100.0100.0+2,066
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
CAD West20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,82579.481.920683.486.1+1,619
Unoccupied private dwellings43518.917.4104.012.2+425
Non private dwellings381.70.83112.61.7+7
Total dwellings2,298100.0100.0247100.0100.0+2,051
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

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 8.0%, 36.0%, and 53.7% in the the City of Adelaide respectively.

In 2021, a total of 79.4% of the dwellings in CAD West were occupied on Census night, compared to 81.9% in the City of Adelaide. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 18.9%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Adelaide (17.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in CAD West increased by 2,051 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in CAD West between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+1,836 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+139 dwellings)

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