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Canterbury Ward

Dwelling type

In Canterbury Ward, 53.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 27% in Chester Hill.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Canterbury 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 Canterbury 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
Canterbury Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Chester Hill %Number%Chester Hill %2006 to 2021
Separate house13,78645.472.113,79657.479.9-10
Medium density7,87725.923.87,26130.216.8+616
High density8,43927.83.42,71811.33.0+5,721
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----250.1---25
Other1730.60.32040.80.3-31
Not stated810.30.4160.1--+65
Total Private Dwellings30,356100.0100.024,020100.0100.0+6,336
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Canterbury Ward20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Chester Hill %Number%Chester Hill %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings28,04792.394.222,78694.994.9+5,261
Unoccupied private dwellings2,3077.65.61,2205.14.8+1,086
Non private dwellings420.10.1120.10.2+30
Total dwellings30,396100.0100.024,019100.0100.0+6,377
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 13,786 separate houses in the area, 7,877 medium density dwellings, and 8,439 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Canterbury Ward in 2021 shows that 45.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.9% were medium density dwellings, and 27.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 72.1%, 23.8%, and 3.4% in the Chester Hill respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.3% of the dwellings in Canterbury Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in Chester Hill. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Chester Hill (5.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Canterbury Ward increased by 6,377 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Canterbury Ward between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+5,721 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+616 dwellings)

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