Wyong Ward
Dwelling type
In Wyong Ward, 18.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 23% in Narara Valley and Ourimbah.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wyong 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 Wyong 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.'
Dwellings
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| Wyong Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Narara Valley and Ourimbah % | Number | % | Narara Valley and Ourimbah % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 23,993 | 81.1 | 76.6 | 20,596 | 81.2 | 79.1 | +3,396 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 4,958 | 16.8 | 20.6 | 4,209 | 16.6 | 19.3 | +748 | 27002 |
| High density | 445 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 207 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +238 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 121 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 317 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -196 | 27004 |
| Other | 15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -14 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 57 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +37 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 29,589 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25,379 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,209 | |
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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| Wyong Ward | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Narara Valley and Ourimbah % | Number | % | Narara Valley and Ourimbah % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 28,125 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 23,808 | 93.6 | 94.6 | +4,317 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,458 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1,588 | 6.2 | 5.3 | -131 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 59 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +24 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 29,642 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25,431 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,210 | |
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 23,993 separate houses in the area, 4,958 medium density dwellings, and 445 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Wyong Ward in 2021 shows that 81.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.8% were medium density dwellings, and 1.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.6%, 20.6%, and 2.3% in the Narara Valley and Ourimbah respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.9% of the dwellings in Wyong Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.1% in Narara Valley and Ourimbah. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.9%, which is similar compared to that found in Narara Valley and Ourimbah (4.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Wyong Ward increased by 4,211 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Wyong Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+3,396 dwellings)
- Medium density (+748 dwellings)
- High density (+238 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-196 dwellings)