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Mosman Council area

Dwelling type

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In Mosman Council area, 65.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 23% in Campbelltown City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mosman Council area'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 Mosman Council area.

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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
Mosman Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Campbelltown City %Number%Campbelltown City %2006 to 2021
Separate house4,44033.176.84,68937.279.9-249
Medium density3,24024.218.82,71621.519.0+524
High density5,56041.54.35,07640.30.9+484
Caravans, cabin, houseboat100.1--120.10.0-2
Other1150.90.01120.90.1+3
Not stated390.30.150.00.1+34
Total Private Dwellings13,404100.0100.012,610100.0100.0+794
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Mosman Council area20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Campbelltown City %Number%Campbelltown City %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings11,92188.995.311,28389.495.1+638
Unoccupied private dwellings1,47211.04.61,32710.54.8+145
Non private dwellings120.10.1130.10.1-1
Total dwellings13,405100.0100.012,623100.0100.0+782
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,440 separate houses in the area, 3,240 medium density dwellings, and 5,560 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mosman Council area in 2021 shows that 33.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 24.2% were medium density dwellings, and 41.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.8%, 18.8%, and 4.3% in the Campbelltown City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.9% of the dwellings in Mosman Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.3% in Campbelltown City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Campbelltown City (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Mosman Council area increased by 782 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Mosman Council area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+524 dwellings)
  • High density (+484 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-249 dwellings)

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