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Harrington Park - Kirkham

Dwelling type

In Harrington Park - Kirkham, 2.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in Camden Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Harrington Park - Kirkham'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 Harrington Park - Kirkham.

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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
Harrington Park - Kirkham - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Camden Council area %Number%Camden Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,03297.892.03,31898.192.1+714
Medium density862.17.3581.77.0+28
High density0--0.10--0.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.40--0.30
Other0--0.00--0.10
Not stated40.10.260.20.3-2
Total Private Dwellings4,122100.0100.03,382100.0100.0+740
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
Harrington Park - Kirkham20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Camden Council area %Number%Camden Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,05298.396.43,26696.795.5+786
Unoccupied private dwellings691.73.51133.34.4-44
Non private dwellings0--0.00--0.00
Total dwellings4,121100.0100.03,379100.0100.0+742
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 4,032 separate houses in the area, 86 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Harrington Park - Kirkham in 2021 shows that 97.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.0%, 7.3%, and 0.1% in the Camden Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 98.3% of the dwellings in Harrington Park - Kirkham were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.4% in Camden Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 1.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Camden Council area (3.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Harrington Park - Kirkham increased by 742 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Harrington Park - Kirkham between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+714 dwellings)

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