Hilltops Council area
Dwelling type
In the Hilltops Council area, 8.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in Canberra Region.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Hilltops 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 the Hilltops 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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| Hilltops Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Canberra Region % | Number | % | Canberra Region % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 8,320 | 90.6 | 83.5 | 7,916 | 88.9 | 82.6 | +404 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 735 | 8.0 | 12.9 | 800 | 9.0 | 12.7 | -65 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 71 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 63 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +8 | 27004 |
| Other | 25 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -42 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 33 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 56 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -23 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 9,184 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,902 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +282 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Hilltops Council area | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Canberra Region % | Number | % | Canberra Region % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 8,010 | 86.9 | 85.1 | 7,562 | 84.6 | 82.3 | +448 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,185 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 1,343 | 15.0 | 17.0 | -158 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 27 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -6 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 9,222 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,938 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +284 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 8,320 separate houses in the area, 735 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Hilltops Council area in 2021 shows that 90.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 83.5%, 12.9%, and 1.8% in the Canberra Region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 86.9% of the dwellings in the Hilltops Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 85.1% in Canberra Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Canberra Region (14.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the Hilltops Council area increased by 284 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Hilltops Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+404 dwellings)
- Medium density (-65 dwellings)