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St Albans (South)

Dwelling type

In St Albans (South), 21.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 20% in Taylors Ward.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of St Albans (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 St Albans (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
St Albans (South) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Taylors Ward %Number%Taylors Ward %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,94578.079.74,79879.780.4+147
Medium density1,35021.319.81,18919.719.2+161
High density0--0.430.00.3-3
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other330.50.0140.20.1+19
Not stated130.20.0190.30.1-6
Total Private Dwellings6,341100.0100.06,023100.0100.0+318
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
St Albans (South)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Taylors Ward %Number%Taylors Ward %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,90593.195.85,67794.094.1+228
Unoccupied private dwellings4296.84.13565.95.9+73
Non private dwellings60.10.170.10.0-1
Total dwellings6,340100.0100.06,040100.0100.0+300
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,945 separate houses in the area, 1,350 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in St Albans (South) in 2021 shows that 78.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.7%, 19.8%, and 0.4% in the Taylors Ward respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.1% of the dwellings in St Albans (South) were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.8% in Taylors Ward. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Taylors Ward (4.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in St Albans (South) increased by 300 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in St Albans (South) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+161 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+147 dwellings)

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