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Old Guildford

Dwelling type

In Old Guildford, 11.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in Wetherill Park.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Old Guildford'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 Old Guildford.

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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
Old Guildford - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wetherill Park %Number%Wetherill Park %2011 to 2021
Separate house68988.887.759785.793.1+92
Medium density8711.212.010014.36.7-13
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----0--0.20
Not stated0--0.20----0
Total Private Dwellings776100.0100.0697100.0100.0+79
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Old Guildford20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wetherill Park %Number%Wetherill Park %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings73093.596.467797.697.0+53
Unoccupied private dwellings516.53.6172.43.0+34
Non private dwellings0----0----0
Total dwellings781100.0100.0694100.0100.0+87
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 689 separate houses in the area, 87 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Old Guildford in 2021 shows that 88.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 87.7%, 12.0%, and 0.0% in the Wetherill Park respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.5% of the dwellings in Old Guildford were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.4% in Wetherill Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Wetherill Park (3.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Old Guildford increased by 87 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Old Guildford between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+92 dwellings)

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