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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the Rest of Sydney, 62.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in Ku-ring-gai Council area.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Rest of Sydney'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 the Rest of Sydney.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Rest of Sydney - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Ku-ring-gai Council area % | Number | % | Ku-ring-gai Council area % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 361,687 | 36.4 | 66.7 | 359,461 | 46.8 | 85.4 | +2,225 |
| Medium density | 204,318 | 20.6 | 8.6 | 167,151 | 21.8 | 8.3 | +37,167 |
| High density | 418,635 | 42.1 | 24.2 | 226,560 | 29.5 | 5.6 | +192,075 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 454 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 954 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -500 |
| Other | 6,579 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5,466 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +1,112 |
| Not stated | 2,234 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8,842 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -6,608 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 993,907 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 768,435 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +225,471 |
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| Rest of Sydney | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Ku-ring-gai Council area % | Number | % | Ku-ring-gai Council area % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 901,319 | 90.5 | 93.0 | 711,641 | 92.4 | 94.6 | +189,677 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 92,573 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 56,782 | 7.4 | 5.2 | +35,791 |
| Non private dwellings | 1,930 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1,687 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +242 |
| Total dwellings | 995,822 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 770,112 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +225,710 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 361,687 separate houses in the area, 204,318 medium density dwellings, and 418,635 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Rest of Sydney in 2021 shows that 36.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 20.6% were medium density dwellings, and 42.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 66.7%, 8.6%, and 24.2% in the Ku-ring-gai Council area respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.5% of the dwellings in the Rest of Sydney were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in Ku-ring-gai Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Ku-ring-gai Council area (6.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the Rest of Sydney increased by 225,710 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Rest of Sydney between 2001 and 2021 were:
- High density (+192,075 dwellings)
- Medium density (+37,167 dwellings)
- Separate house (+2,225 dwellings)
- Other (+1,112 dwellings)
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