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Roselands Ward

Dwelling type

In Roselands Ward, 59.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Roselands 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 Roselands 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
Roselands Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Separate house11,75340.053.111,46842.556.1+285
Medium density10,88537.127.310,31238.228.4+572
High density6,52522.218.84,95918.414.4+1,566
Caravans, cabin, houseboat50.00.00--0.0+5
Other1400.50.52020.70.7-62
Not stated600.20.2680.30.4-8
Total Private Dwellings29,368100.0100.027,010100.0100.0+2,357
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
Roselands Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings27,01691.993.025,38393.693.5+1,632
Unoccupied private dwellings2,3518.06.91,7106.36.4+640
Non private dwellings280.10.1110.00.1+17
Total dwellings29,395100.0100.027,105100.0100.0+2,290
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 11,753 separate houses in the area, 10,885 medium density dwellings, and 6,525 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Roselands Ward in 2021 shows that 40.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 37.1% were medium density dwellings, and 22.2% 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 91.9% of the dwellings in Roselands Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.0%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Canterbury Bankstown (6.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Roselands Ward increased by 2,290 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+1,566 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+572 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+285 dwellings)
  • Other (-62 dwellings)

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