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Georges River CouncilCommunity profile

Georges River Council area

Dwelling type

In Georges River Council area, 49.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Georges River 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 Georges River 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.'

Dwelling structure
Georges River Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house29,02249.753.428,69953.255.0+323
Medium density9,35116.018.88,82516.320.3+526
High density19,50933.427.115,90429.523.5+3,605
Caravans, cabin, houseboat40.00.1140.00.2-10
Other3960.70.43530.70.5+43
Not stated1020.20.21820.30.4-80
Total Private Dwellings58,384100.0100.053,977100.0100.0+4,407
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Georges River Council area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings54,31693.091.950,66493.892.5+3,652
Unoccupied private dwellings4,0707.07.93,3066.17.3+764
Non private dwellings440.10.1470.10.2-3
Total dwellings58,430100.0100.054,017100.0100.0+4,413
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 29,022 separate houses in the area, 9,351 medium density dwellings, and 19,509 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Georges River Council area in 2021 shows that 49.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.0% were medium density dwellings, and 33.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Georges River Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Georges River Council area increased by 4,413 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Georges River Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+3,605 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+526 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+323 dwellings)

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