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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

City of Canterbury Bankstown

Dwelling type

In the City of Canterbury Bankstown, 46.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Canterbury Bankstown'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 City of Canterbury Bankstown.

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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
City of Canterbury Bankstown - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill %Number%Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill %2016 to 2021
Separate house70,82453.171.868,07156.175.4+2,753
Medium density36,44927.315.334,47228.417.2+1,977
High density25,03318.812.517,51514.46.3+7,518
Caravans, cabin, houseboat50.0--130.0---8
Other7100.50.27940.70.6-84
Not stated3090.20.24500.40.5-141
Total Private Dwellings133,330100.0100.0121,315100.0100.0+12,015
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
City of Canterbury Bankstown20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill %Number%Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings124,13793.095.4113,58293.594.7+10,555
Unoccupied private dwellings9,1836.94.67,7366.45.3+1,447
Non private dwellings1240.1--1190.1--+5
Total dwellings133,444100.0100.0121,437100.0100.0+12,007
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 70,824 separate houses in the area, 36,449 medium density dwellings, and 25,033 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 shows that 53.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 27.3% were medium density dwellings, and 18.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 71.8%, 15.3%, and 12.5% in the Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in the City of Canterbury Bankstown were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.4% in Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Birrong - Regents Park - Potts Hill (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Canterbury Bankstown increased by 12,007 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Canterbury Bankstown between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+7,518 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+2,753 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,977 dwellings)
  • Other (-84 dwellings)

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