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Growth Areas District

Dwelling type

In the Growth Areas District, 7.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Growth Areas 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 Growth Areas District.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

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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
Growth Areas District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house12,55291.653.45,17196.655.0+7,380
Medium density1,0297.518.81162.220.3+913
High density0--27.10--23.50
Caravans, cabin, houseboat940.70.1170.30.2+77
Other30.00.480.10.5-5
Not stated220.20.2420.80.4-20
Total Private Dwellings13,700100.0100.05,355100.0100.0+8,345
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Growth Areas District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings13,08795.591.95,09994.992.5+7,987
Unoccupied private dwellings6154.57.92755.17.3+339
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings13,702100.0100.05,375100.0100.0+8,326
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 12,552 separate houses in the area, 1,029 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Growth Areas District in 2021 shows that 91.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.5% of the dwellings in the Growth Areas District were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Growth Areas District increased by 8,327 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+7,380 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+913 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+77 dwellings)

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