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Fairfield Place

Dwelling type

In Fairfield Place, 40.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Edensor Park.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fairfield Place'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 Fairfield Place.

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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
Fairfield Place - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Edensor Park %Number%Edensor Park %1996 to 2021
Separate house11,28558.889.210,51271.190.7+773
Medium density4,44623.210.51,82712.48.0+2,619
High density3,25917.0--1,95513.2--+1,304
Caravans, cabin, houseboat50.0--0----+5
Other1020.5--690.5--+33
Not stated960.50.34252.91.2-329
Total Private Dwellings19,193100.0100.014,788100.0100.0+4,404
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Fairfield Place20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Edensor Park %Number%Edensor Park %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings17,97093.697.514,13695.596.7+3,833
Unoccupied private dwellings1,2196.32.56464.43.3+573
Non private dwellings150.1--180.1---3
Total dwellings19,204100.0100.014,801100.0100.0+4,403
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 11,285 separate houses in the area, 4,446 medium density dwellings, and 3,259 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fairfield Place in 2021 shows that 58.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.2% were medium density dwellings, and 17.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 89.2%, 10.5%, and 0.0% in the Edensor Park respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.6% of the dwellings in Fairfield Place were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.5% in Edensor Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Edensor Park (2.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Fairfield Place increased by 4,403 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fairfield Place between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+2,619 dwellings)
  • High density (+1,304 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+773 dwellings)

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