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Shire of GinginCommunity profile

Shire of Gingin

Dwelling type

In the Shire of Gingin, 5.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Greater Perth.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Shire of Gingin'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 the Shire of Gingin.

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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
Shire of Gingin - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,76992.275.63,51090.574.6+259
Medium density2265.517.62035.219.6+23
High density0--6.10--5.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat751.80.3340.90.3+41
Other70.20.2641.70.2-57
Not stated90.20.1671.70.2-58
Total Private Dwellings4,086100.0100.03,878100.0100.0+208
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
Shire of Gingin20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,26855.291.72,16355.689.4+105
Unoccupied private dwellings1,82744.58.21,72144.210.5+106
Non private dwellings120.30.170.20.1+5
Total dwellings4,107100.0100.03,891100.0100.0+216
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 3,769 separate houses in the area, 226 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 75 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Shire of Gingin in 2021 shows that 92.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 5.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 75.6%, 17.6%, and 6.1% in the Greater Perth respectively.

In 2021, a total of 55.2% of the dwellings in the Shire of Gingin were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in Greater Perth. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 44.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Perth (8.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Shire of Gingin increased by 216 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Shire of Gingin between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+259 dwellings)
  • Other (-57 dwellings)

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