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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 46% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

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)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Separate house16,41270.553.114,87067.956.1+1,542
Medium density5,26622.627.34,90822.428.4+358
High density1,4696.318.81,9699.014.4-500
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.050.00.0-5
Other650.30.5750.30.7-10
Not stated510.20.2730.30.4-22
Total Private Dwellings23,263100.0100.021,900100.0100.0+1,363
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
Bass Hill Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings21,97794.493.020,46393.193.5+1,513
Unoccupied private dwellings1,2935.66.91,4866.86.4-193
Non private dwellings180.10.1290.10.1-11
Total dwellings23,288100.0100.021,978100.0100.0+1,309
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 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 53.1%, 27.3%, and 18.8% in the the City of Canterbury Bankstown respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.4% of the dwellings in Bass Hill Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Canterbury Bankstown (6.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bass Hill Ward increased by 1,310 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bass Hill Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,542 dwellings)
  • High density (-500 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+358 dwellings)

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