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Georges River CouncilCommunity profile

Hurstville (Remainder)

Dwelling type

In Hurstville (Remainder), 55.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 49% in Georges River Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hurstville (Remainder)'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 Hurstville (Remainder).

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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
Hurstville (Remainder) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Georges River Council area %Number%Georges River Council area %2006 to 2021
Separate house3,39344.649.73,30347.659.7+90
Medium density1,32617.416.01,02714.816.6+299
High density2,87337.733.42,59537.423.3+278
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other70.10.770.10.3-1
Not stated150.20.20--0.1+15
Total Private Dwellings7,614100.0100.06,933100.0100.0+681
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Hurstville (Remainder)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Georges River Council area %Number%Georges River Council area %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,04392.593.06,51094.193.8+532
Unoccupied private dwellings5607.47.04045.86.2+156
Non private dwellings90.10.130.00.1+6
Total dwellings7,612100.0100.06,918100.0100.0+694
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,393 separate houses in the area, 1,326 medium density dwellings, and 2,873 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hurstville (Remainder) in 2021 shows that 44.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.4% were medium density dwellings, and 37.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 49.7%, 16.0%, and 33.4% in the Georges River Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.5% of the dwellings in Hurstville (Remainder) were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.0% in Georges River Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Georges River Council area (7.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Hurstville (Remainder) increased by 694 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Hurstville (Remainder) between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+299 dwellings)
  • High density (+278 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+90 dwellings)

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