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Cumberland City

Dwelling type

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In Cumberland City Council 33.4% of people reporting a need for assistance were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cumberland City Council's residential role and function. For people with a disability, housing type can indicate the location where this community lives. It can also indicate the level of assistance with access to housing and transport required by the community.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for people with a disability in Cumberland City Council.

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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
Cumberland City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Separate house8,82366.168.77,38966.168.7+1,434
Medium density2,76820.818.42,43121.719.2+337
High density1,68712.612.41,22210.911.2+465
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.130.00.2-3
Other330.20.2640.60.3-31
Not stated280.20.2690.60.4-41
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings13,339100.0100.011,178100.0100.0+2,161
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
Dwelling type
Cumberland City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings13,33995.391.511,17890.084.8+2,161
Non private dwellings6544.78.51,24010.015.2-586
Total people counted in occupied dwellings13,993100.0100.012,418100.0100.0+1,575
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Cumberland City Council in 2021 shows that 66.1% of people with a need for assistance were in separate houses; 20.8% were medium density dwellings, and 12.6% were high density dwellings, compared with 68.7%, 18.4%, and 12.4% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in dwellings in Cumberland City Council increased by 1,575 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Cumberland City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,434 persons)
  • High density (+465 persons)
  • Medium density (+337 persons)

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