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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Greater Adelaide, 26.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 35% in Greater Capital Cities.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Greater 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 Greater 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.'
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| Greater Adelaide - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Capital Cities % | Number | % | Greater Capital Cities % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 435,311 | 73.3 | 64.8 | 310,954 | 74.6 | 73.9 | +124,357 |
| Medium density | 136,926 | 23.1 | 19.4 | 95,137 | 22.8 | 16.6 | +41,789 |
| High density | 18,009 | 3.0 | 15.1 | 4,771 | 1.1 | 7.5 | +13,238 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 1,447 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1,819 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -372 |
| Other | 734 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1,320 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -586 |
| Not stated | 1,448 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2,655 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -1,207 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 593,875 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 416,656 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +177,219 |
| Dwelling type | |||||||
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| Greater Adelaide | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Capital Cities % | Number | % | Greater Capital Cities % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 553,819 | 93.2 | 95.0 | 391,750 | 93.8 | 95.7 | +162,069 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 40,066 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 24,885 | 6.0 | 4.2 | +15,181 |
| Non private dwellings | 602 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 790 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -188 |
| Total dwellings | 594,487 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 417,425 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +177,062 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 435,311 separate houses in the area, 136,926 medium density dwellings, and 18,009 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Greater Adelaide in 2021 shows that 73.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.1% were medium density dwellings, and 3.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 64.8%, 19.4%, and 15.1% in the Greater Capital Cities respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.2% of the dwellings in Greater Adelaide were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.0% in Greater Capital Cities. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Capital Cities (5.0%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Greater Adelaide increased by 177,062 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Greater Adelaide between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+124,357 dwellings)
- Medium density (+41,789 dwellings)
- High density (+13,238 dwellings)
- Other (-586 dwellings)
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