Solway Ward
Dwelling type
In Solway Ward, 24.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 41% in Maling Ward.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Solway Ward'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 Solway Ward.
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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
| Dwelling structure | ||||||||
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| Solway Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Maling Ward % | Number | % | Maling Ward % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 4,405 | 74.5 | 58.0 | 4,503 | 83.3 | 65.2 | -98 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,277 | 21.6 | 30.0 | 750 | 13.9 | 30.9 | +527 | 27002 |
| High density | 170 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +154 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 49 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 28 | 0.5 | 1.3 | +21 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 10 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 110 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -100 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 5,911 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,407 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +503 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Solway Ward | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Maling Ward % | Number | % | Maling Ward % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 5,480 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 5,054 | 93.6 | 92.8 | +425 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 434 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 335 | 6.2 | 7.0 | +99 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -5 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 5,918 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,399 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +519 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 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 4,405 separate houses in the area, 1,277 medium density dwellings, and 170 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Solway Ward in 2021 shows that 74.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.6% were medium density dwellings, and 2.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 58.0%, 30.0%, and 11.3% in the Maling Ward respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.6% of the dwellings in Solway Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.8% in Maling Ward. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Maling Ward (10.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Solway Ward increased by 519 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Solway Ward between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+527 dwellings)
- High density (+154 dwellings)
- Separate house (-98 dwellings)