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Bass Hill Ward

Dwelling type

In Bass Hill Ward, 29.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bass Hill Ward'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 Bass Hill Ward.

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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
Bass Hill Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome %Number%Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome %2011 to 2021
Separate house16,41270.565.915,27176.672.7+1,140
Medium density5,26622.633.53,90919.625.1+1,357
High density1,4696.3--5722.91.9+897
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----420.2---42
Other650.30.4950.50.2-30
Not stated510.20.2470.2--+4
Total Private Dwellings23,263100.0100.019,937100.0100.0+3,326
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Bass Hill Ward20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome %Number%Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings21,97794.494.818,98395.095.7+2,993
Unoccupied private dwellings1,2935.65.09684.84.1+324
Non private dwellings180.10.2260.10.2-8
Total dwellings23,288100.0100.019,978100.0100.0+3,309
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 16,412 separate houses in the area, 5,266 medium density dwellings, and 1,469 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bass Hill Ward in 2021 shows that 70.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 22.6% were medium density dwellings, and 6.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.9%, 33.5%, and 0.0% in the Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.4% of the dwellings in Bass Hill Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.8% in Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome (5.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bass Hill Ward increased by 3,310 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bass Hill Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+1,357 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+1,140 dwellings)
  • High density (+897 dwellings)

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