Western Sydney (LGA)
Dwelling type
In the Western Sydney (LGA), 31.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Australia.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Western Sydney (LGA)'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 Western Sydney (LGA).
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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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| Western Sydney (LGA) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Australia % | Number | % | Australia % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 630,371 | 67.8 | 70.3 | 558,098 | 70.0 | 71.1 | +72,273 | 27001 |
| Medium density | 158,415 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 147,580 | 18.5 | 17.9 | +10,835 | 27002 |
| High density | 136,243 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 84,492 | 10.6 | 9.1 | +51,751 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 672 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1,162 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -490 | 27004 |
| Other | 1,870 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3,120 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1,250 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 2,138 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3,277 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1,139 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 929,709 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 797,729 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +131,980 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Western Sydney (LGA) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Australia % | Number | % | Australia % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 872,130 | 93.7 | 90.2 | 751,751 | 94.1 | 89.3 | +120,379 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 57,529 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 45,989 | 5.8 | 10.5 | +11,540 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 907 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 840 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +67 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 930,566 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 798,580 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +131,986 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 630,371 separate houses in the area, 158,415 medium density dwellings, and 136,243 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Western Sydney (LGA) in 2021 shows that 67.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.0% were medium density dwellings, and 14.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.3%, 17.3%, and 11.0% in the Australia respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.7% of the dwellings in the Western Sydney (LGA) were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Australia (9.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the Western Sydney (LGA) increased by 131,986 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Western Sydney (LGA) between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+72,273 dwellings)
- High density (+51,751 dwellings)
- Medium density (+10,835 dwellings)
- Other (-1,250 dwellings)