Mount Druitt Precinct
Dwelling type
In Mount Druitt Precinct, 20.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Dean Park.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mount Druitt Precinct'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 Mount Druitt Precinct.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Mount Druitt Precinct - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Dean Park % | Number | % | Dean Park % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 30,469 | 79.1 | 94.2 | 29,022 | 80.8 | 95.8 | +1,447 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 5,643 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 5,014 | 14.0 | 4.2 | +629 | 27002 |
| High density | 2,301 | 6.0 | -- | 1,689 | 4.7 | -- | +612 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 6 | 0.0 | -- | -6 | 27004 |
| Other | 44 | 0.1 | -- | 106 | 0.3 | -- | -62 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 53 | 0.1 | -- | 74 | 0.2 | -- | -21 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 38,510 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,911 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,599 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Mount Druitt Precinct | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Dean Park % | Number | % | Dean Park % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 36,593 | 95.0 | 95.9 | 34,304 | 95.4 | 97.5 | +2,289 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,912 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1,615 | 4.5 | 2.5 | +297 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 24 | 0.1 | -- | +9 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 38,538 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,943 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,595 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 30,469 separate houses in the area, 5,643 medium density dwellings, and 2,301 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mount Druitt Precinct in 2021 shows that 79.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.7% were medium density dwellings, and 6.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.2%, 5.8%, and 0.0% in the Dean Park respectively.
In 2021, a total of 95.0% of the dwellings in Mount Druitt Precinct were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.9% in Dean Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Dean Park (3.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Mount Druitt Precinct increased by 2,595 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Mount Druitt Precinct between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+1,447 dwellings)
- Medium density (+629 dwellings)
- High density (+612 dwellings)
- Other (-62 dwellings)