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In Earlwood, 21.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Earlwood'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 Earlwood.

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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
Earlwood - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2011 to 2021
Separate house5,30778.853.15,21482.260.6+93
Medium density87012.927.376212.027.4+107
High density5468.118.82744.311.1+272
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.10
Other50.10.5841.30.5-79
Not stated30.00.2120.20.2-9
Total Private Dwellings6,731100.0100.06,347100.0100.0+384
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Earlwood20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,32193.793.05,91393.394.9+407
Unoccupied private dwellings4136.16.94236.75.0-11
Non private dwellings130.20.130.00.1+10
Total dwellings6,747100.0100.06,340100.0100.0+407
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 5,307 separate houses in the area, 870 medium density dwellings, and 546 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Earlwood in 2021 shows that 78.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.9% were medium density dwellings, and 8.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.1%, 27.3%, and 18.8% in the the City of Canterbury Bankstown respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.7% of the dwellings in Earlwood were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Canterbury Bankstown (6.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Earlwood increased by 407 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Earlwood between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+272 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+107 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+93 dwellings)
  • Other (-79 dwellings)

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