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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Northern Beaches Council area, 43.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 32% in Western Sydney (LGA).
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Northern Beaches 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 Northern Beaches 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.'
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| Northern Beaches Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 58,190 | 55.4 | 67.8 | 56,712 | 60.2 | 75.4 | +1,478 |
| Medium density | 17,951 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 15,175 | 16.1 | 16.3 | +2,776 |
| High density | 28,185 | 26.8 | 14.7 | 21,716 | 23.1 | 7.7 | +6,468 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 109 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 270 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -161 |
| Other | 389 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 293 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +96 |
| Not stated | 192 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +161 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 105,016 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94,198 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +10,818 |
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| Northern Beaches Council area | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 97,369 | 92.6 | 93.7 | 85,484 | 90.6 | 94.0 | +11,884 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 7,647 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 8,736 | 9.3 | 5.9 | -1,089 |
| Non private dwellings | 99 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 111 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -12 |
| Total dwellings | 105,115 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94,331 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +10,783 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 58,190 separate houses in the area, 17,951 medium density dwellings, and 28,185 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Northern Beaches Council area in 2021 shows that 55.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.1% were medium density dwellings, and 26.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 67.8%, 17.0%, and 14.7% in the Western Sydney (LGA) respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.6% of the dwellings in Northern Beaches Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.7% in Western Sydney (LGA). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Western Sydney (LGA) (6.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Northern Beaches Council area increased by 10,784 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Northern Beaches Council area between 2006 and 2021 were:
- High density (+6,468 dwellings)
- Medium density (+2,776 dwellings)
- Separate house (+1,478 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-161 dwellings)
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