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City of JoondalupCommunity profile

City of Joondalup

Dwelling type

In the City of Joondalup, 12.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Greater Perth.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Joondalup'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 City of Joondalup.

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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
City of Joondalup - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Separate house54,37287.575.653,07888.074.6+1,294
Medium density6,23710.017.66,00210.019.6+235
High density1,2332.06.19551.65.1+278
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1150.20.31690.30.3-54
Other1380.20.2410.10.2+97
Not stated530.10.1650.10.2-12
Total Private Dwellings62,148100.0100.060,310100.0100.0+1,838
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
City of Joondalup20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings58,84894.791.755,63192.289.4+3,217
Unoccupied private dwellings3,2885.38.24,6817.810.5-1,393
Non private dwellings340.10.1350.10.1-1
Total dwellings62,170100.0100.060,347100.0100.0+1,823
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

In 2021, there were 54,372 separate houses in the area, 6,237 medium density dwellings, and 1,233 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Joondalup in 2021 shows that 87.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.0% were medium density dwellings, and 2.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 75.6%, 17.6%, and 6.1% in the Greater Perth respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.7% of the dwellings in the City of Joondalup were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in Greater Perth. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Perth (8.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Joondalup increased by 1,823 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Joondalup between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,294 dwellings)
  • High density (+278 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+235 dwellings)
  • Other (+97 dwellings)

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