Ku-ring-gai Council area
Dwelling type
In Ku-ring-gai Council area, 32.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 66% in Burwood Council area.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Ku-ring-gai 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 Ku-ring-gai 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.'
Dwellings
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| Ku-ring-gai Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Burwood Council area % | Number | % | Burwood Council area % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 30,599 | 66.7 | 32.8 | 30,718 | 77.5 | 51.4 | -119 | 27001 |
| Medium density | 3,953 | 8.6 | 20.5 | 3,666 | 9.2 | 20.1 | +287 | 27002 |
| High density | 11,076 | 24.2 | 45.2 | 5,189 | 13.1 | 27.7 | +5,887 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 8 | 0.0 | -- | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 | 27004 |
| Other | 169 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.7 | +145 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 43 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -11 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 45,848 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 39,658 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,190 | |
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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| Ku-ring-gai Council area | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Burwood Council area % | Number | % | Burwood Council area % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 42,683 | 93.0 | 91.5 | 36,941 | 93.0 | 94.1 | +5,742 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 3,165 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 2,718 | 6.8 | 5.4 | +447 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 44 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -5 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 45,892 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 39,708 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,184 | |
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 30,599 separate houses in the area, 3,953 medium density dwellings, and 11,076 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Ku-ring-gai Council area in 2021 shows that 66.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.6% were medium density dwellings, and 24.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 32.8%, 20.5%, and 45.2% in the Burwood Council area respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Ku-ring-gai Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.5% in Burwood Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Burwood Council area (8.3%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Ku-ring-gai Council area increased by 6,184 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Ku-ring-gai Council area between 2011 and 2021 were:
- High density (+5,887 dwellings)
- Medium density (+287 dwellings)
- Other (+145 dwellings)
- Separate house (-119 dwellings)