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Sydenham District

Dwelling type

In the Sydenham District, 19.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 20% in Taylors Ward.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Sydenham District'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 the Sydenham District.

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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
Sydenham District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Taylors Ward %Number%Taylors Ward %2016 to 2021
Separate house13,38480.079.713,29380.880.4+91
Medium density3,26119.519.83,07718.719.2+184
High density720.40.4480.30.3+24
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other60.00.0120.10.1-6
Not stated70.00.0140.10.1-7
Total Private Dwellings16,730100.0100.016,444100.0100.0+286
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
Sydenham District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Taylors Ward %Number%Taylors Ward %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,06895.995.815,54994.394.1+519
Unoccupied private dwellings6644.04.19365.75.9-272
Non private dwellings150.10.130.00.0+12
Total dwellings16,747100.0100.016,488100.0100.0+259
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 13,384 separate houses in the area, 3,261 medium density dwellings, and 72 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Sydenham District in 2021 shows that 80.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 19.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.7%, 19.8%, and 0.4% in the Taylors Ward respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.9% of the dwellings in the Sydenham District were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.8% in Taylors Ward. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.0%, which is similar compared to that found in Taylors Ward (4.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Sydenham District increased by 259 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Sydenham District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+184 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+91 dwellings)

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