Berwick (South)
Dwelling type
In Berwick (South), 4.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Lyndhurst.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Berwick (South)'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 Berwick (South).
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Berwick (South) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Lyndhurst % | Number | % | Lyndhurst % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 8,920 | 95.6 | 94.3 | 7,053 | 94.2 | 99.5 | +1,867 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 406 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 438 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -32 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 5 | 0.1 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +5 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 9,331 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,491 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,840 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Berwick (South) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Lyndhurst % | Number | % | Lyndhurst % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 9,015 | 96.7 | 97.2 | 7,133 | 95.3 | 92.7 | +1,882 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 304 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 350 | 4.7 | 7.3 | -46 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 7 | 0.1 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +7 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 9,326 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,483 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,843 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 8,920 separate houses in the area, 406 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Berwick (South) in 2021 shows that 95.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.3%, 5.7%, and 0.0% in the Lyndhurst respectively.
In 2021, a total of 96.7% of the dwellings in Berwick (South) were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.2% in Lyndhurst. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Lyndhurst (2.8%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Berwick (South) increased by 1,843 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Berwick (South) between 2011 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+1,867 dwellings)