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In Lakemba, 75.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Lakemba'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 Lakemba.

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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
Lakemba - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,39623.953.11,34024.356.1+56
Medium density3,15053.827.33,08856.128.4+62
High density1,26821.718.81,02618.614.4+242
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other170.30.5330.60.7-16
Not stated190.30.2190.30.40
Total Private Dwellings5,850100.0100.05,506100.0100.0+344
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
Lakemba20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,35891.293.05,17994.093.5+179
Unoccupied private dwellings5028.56.93265.96.4+176
Non private dwellings140.20.130.10.1+11
Total dwellings5,874100.0100.05,508100.0100.0+366
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

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,396 separate houses in the area, 3,150 medium density dwellings, and 1,268 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Lakemba in 2021 shows that 23.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 53.8% were medium density dwellings, and 21.7% 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 91.2% of the dwellings in Lakemba were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.5%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Canterbury Bankstown (6.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Lakemba increased by 366 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+242 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+62 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+56 dwellings)

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