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Campbelltown City

Dwelling type

In Campbelltown City, 23.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in St Helens Park.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Campbelltown City'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 Campbelltown City.

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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
Campbelltown City - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%St Helens Park %Number%St Helens Park %2001 to 2021
Separate house48,44476.888.838,42278.887.5+10,022
Medium density11,83818.811.29,65919.812.0+2,179
High density2,6864.3--2160.4--+2,470
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----120.0---12
Other170.0--360.1---19
Not stated810.1--4060.80.5-325
Total Private Dwellings63,066100.0100.048,751100.0100.0+14,315
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Campbelltown City20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%St Helens Park %Number%St Helens Park %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings60,17595.397.146,73695.895.4+13,439
Unoccupied private dwellings2,8884.62.92,0124.14.6+876
Non private dwellings600.1--400.1--+20
Total dwellings63,123100.0100.048,788100.0100.0+14,335
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 48,444 separate houses in the area, 11,838 medium density dwellings, and 2,686 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Campbelltown City in 2021 shows that 76.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.8% were medium density dwellings, and 4.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.8%, 11.2%, and 0.0% in the St Helens Park respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.3% of the dwellings in Campbelltown City were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.1% in St Helens Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.6%, which is larger compared to that found in St Helens Park (2.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Campbelltown City increased by 14,335 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Campbelltown City between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+10,022 dwellings)
  • High density (+2,470 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+2,179 dwellings)

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