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Beecroft - Cheltenham

Dwelling type

In Beecroft - Cheltenham, 19.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 32% in Hornsby Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Beecroft - Cheltenham'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 Beecroft - Cheltenham.

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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
Beecroft - Cheltenham - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hornsby Shire %Number%Hornsby Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,76580.267.82,65090.872.2+114
Medium density3139.112.11876.412.2+125
High density35210.219.8762.614.8+276
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other40.10.130.10.2+1
Not stated130.40.130.10.3+10
Total Private Dwellings3,447100.0100.02,920100.0100.0+527
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
Beecroft - Cheltenham20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hornsby Shire %Number%Hornsby Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,28195.494.52,76494.094.1+517
Unoccupied private dwellings1604.65.51725.95.8-13
Non private dwellings0--0.130.10.2-3
Total dwellings3,441100.0100.02,939100.0100.0+501
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 2,765 separate houses in the area, 313 medium density dwellings, and 352 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Beecroft - Cheltenham in 2021 shows that 80.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.1% were medium density dwellings, and 10.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 67.8%, 12.1%, and 19.8% in the Hornsby Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.4% of the dwellings in Beecroft - Cheltenham were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.5% in Hornsby Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Hornsby Shire (5.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Beecroft - Cheltenham increased by 502 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Beecroft - Cheltenham between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+276 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+125 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+114 dwellings)

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