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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

Bankstown CBD

Dwelling type

In Bankstown CBD, 89.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bankstown CBD'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 Bankstown CBD.

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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
Bankstown CBD - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Separate house7518.653.183411.656.1-84
Medium density6347.327.36569.128.4-23
High density7,16082.218.85,61678.114.4+1,543
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other1381.60.5620.90.7+76
Not stated300.30.2230.30.4+7
Total Private Dwellings8,713100.0100.07,193100.0100.0+1,519
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Bankstown CBD20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,73888.893.06,68693.293.5+1,051
Unoccupied private dwellings97411.26.94886.86.4+486
Non private dwellings40.00.130.00.1+1
Total dwellings8,716100.0100.07,177100.0100.0+1,538
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 751 separate houses in the area, 634 medium density dwellings, and 7,160 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bankstown CBD in 2021 shows that 8.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.3% were medium density dwellings, and 82.2% 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 88.8% of the dwellings in Bankstown CBD were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.2%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Canterbury Bankstown (6.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bankstown CBD increased by 1,539 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+1,543 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-84 dwellings)
  • Other (+76 dwellings)

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