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Blacktown City CouncilCommunity profile

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Dwelling type

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In Blacktown City Council 15.2% of people reporting a need for assistance were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Blacktown City Council's residential role and function. For people with a disability, housing type can indicate the location where this community lives. It can also indicate the level of assistance with access to housing and transport required by the community.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for people with a disability in Blacktown City Council.

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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
Blacktown City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Separate house16,56384.668.712,92382.168.7+3,640
Medium density2,46212.618.42,35214.919.2+110
High density5102.612.43752.411.2+135
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.1410.30.2-41
Other100.10.2290.20.3-19
Not stated260.10.2260.20.40
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings19,571100.0100.015,746100.0100.0+3,825
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
Blacktown City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings19,57193.091.515,74691.484.8+3,825
Non private dwellings1,4677.08.51,4898.615.2-22
Total people counted in occupied dwellings21,038100.0100.017,235100.0100.0+3,803
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Blacktown City Council in 2021 shows that 84.6% of people with a need for assistance were in separate houses; 12.6% were medium density dwellings, and 2.6% were high density dwellings, compared with 68.7%, 18.4%, and 12.4% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in dwellings in Blacktown City Council increased by 3,803 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Blacktown City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,640 persons)
  • High density (+135 persons)
  • Medium density (+110 persons)

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