Georges River Council area
Dwelling type
In Georges River Council area, 49.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 61% in Penshurst.
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.'
Dwellings
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| Georges River Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Penshurst % | Number | % | Penshurst % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 29,022 | 49.7 | 39.0 | 29,409 | 62.1 | 43.7 | -387 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 9,351 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 7,172 | 15.1 | 14.2 | +2,179 | 27002 |
| High density | 19,509 | 33.4 | 43.0 | 10,027 | 21.2 | 39.7 | +9,482 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 4 | 0.0 | -- | 7 | 0.0 | -- | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 396 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 325 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +70 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 102 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 418 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -316 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 58,384 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 47,359 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,024 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Georges River Council area | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Penshurst % | Number | % | Penshurst % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 54,316 | 93.0 | 94.0 | 44,286 | 93.4 | 92.6 | +10,029 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 4,070 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3,083 | 6.5 | 7.2 | +986 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 58,430 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 47,410 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,019 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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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 39.0%, 17.7%, and 43.0% in the Penshurst respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Georges River Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.0% in Penshurst. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Penshurst (5.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Georges River Council area increased by 11,020 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Georges River Council area between 2001 and 2021 were:
- High density (+9,482 dwellings)
- Medium density (+2,179 dwellings)
- Separate house (-387 dwellings)
- Other (+70 dwellings)