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Inner West CouncilCommunity profile

Inner West Council area

Dwelling type

In the Inner West Council 64.9% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Inner West Council's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.

For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?

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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
Inner West Council - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner West Council area - Total populationNumber%Inner West Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Separate house3,07734.435.22,86027.029.8+217
Medium density3,96944.440.15,63853.146.4-1,669
High density1,83220.523.21,97318.621.6-141
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.030.00.0-3
Other570.61.4970.91.6-40
Not stated60.10.2390.40.6-33
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings8,941100.0100.010,610100.0100.0-1,669
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Inner West Council - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner West Council area - Total populationNumber%Inner West Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings8,94199.697.410,610100.097.2-1,669
Non private dwellings330.42.640.02.8+29
Total people counted in occupied dwellings8,974100.0100.010,614100.0100.0-1,640
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the types of dwellings for children aged 0 to 4 years in the Inner West Council in 2021 shows that 34.4% of children aged 0 to 4 years were living in separate houses; 44.4% were in medium density dwellings, and 20.5% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 35.2%, 40.1%, and 23.2% in the the total population in the Inner West Council respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of children aged 0 to 4 years in occupied private dwellings in the Inner West Council decreased by 1,669 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for children aged 0 to 4 years in Inner West Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (-1,669 persons)
  • Separate house (+217 persons)
  • High density (-141 persons)

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