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Cabramatta Place

Dwelling type

In Cabramatta Place, 43.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in Liverpool City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cabramatta 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 Cabramatta 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
Cabramatta Place - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Liverpool City %Number%Liverpool City %2016 to 2021
Separate house9,62456.370.49,02455.973.7+599
Medium density4,36625.514.04,07125.213.8+294
High density3,00017.615.22,80217.411.7+198
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.10
Other400.20.11851.10.2-145
Not stated640.40.3610.40.6+3
Total Private Dwellings17,094100.0100.016,144100.0100.0+949
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Cabramatta Place20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Liverpool City %Number%Liverpool City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,04893.894.115,32194.595.5+726
Unoccupied private dwellings1,0536.25.88795.44.5+174
Non private dwellings110.10.1100.10.1+1
Total dwellings17,112100.0100.016,211100.0100.0+901
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 9,624 separate houses in the area, 4,366 medium density dwellings, and 3,000 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Cabramatta Place in 2021 shows that 56.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.5% were medium density dwellings, and 17.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.4%, 14.0%, and 15.2% in the Liverpool City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.8% of the dwellings in Cabramatta Place were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.1% in Liverpool City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Liverpool City (5.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Cabramatta Place increased by 901 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Cabramatta Place between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+599 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+294 dwellings)
  • High density (+198 dwellings)
  • Other (-145 dwellings)

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