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In City South, 95.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 90% in the City of Adelaide.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of City South'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 City South.

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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 South - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Separate house722.58.0683.511.4+4
Medium density89531.536.074238.241.0+153
High density1,81664.053.71,10757.044.8+709
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other401.41.2120.71.8+27
Not stated140.51.1100.50.9+4
Total Private Dwellings2,837100.0100.01,940100.0100.0+896
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 South20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,38383.581.91,60081.585.7+783
Unoccupied private dwellings44915.717.433817.213.2+110
Non private dwellings230.80.8251.31.1-2
Total dwellings2,855100.0100.01,964100.0100.0+890
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 72 separate houses in the area, 895 medium density dwellings, and 1,816 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in City South in 2021 shows that 2.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.5% were medium density dwellings, and 64.0% 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 83.5% of the dwellings in City South were occupied on Census night, compared to 81.9% in the City of Adelaide. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Adelaide (17.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in City South increased by 891 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+709 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+153 dwellings)

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