Joondalup City Centre
Dwelling type
In Joondalup City Centre, 78.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in Craigie.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Joondalup City Centre'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 Joondalup City Centre.
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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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| Joondalup City Centre - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Craigie % | Number | % | Craigie % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 392 | 17.4 | 88.1 | 285 | 14.3 | 89.3 | +107 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 715 | 31.8 | 11.9 | 846 | 42.5 | 10.5 | -131 | 27002 |
| High density | 1,056 | 47.0 | -- | 827 | 41.5 | -- | +229 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 60 | 2.7 | -- | 17 | 0.9 | -- | +43 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 24 | 1.1 | -- | 17 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +7 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,247 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,992 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +255 | |
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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| Joondalup City Centre | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Craigie % | Number | % | Craigie % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,960 | 86.8 | 94.7 | 1,668 | 83.8 | 90.8 | +292 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 288 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 316 | 15.9 | 9.2 | -28 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 9 | 0.4 | -- | 6 | 0.3 | -- | +3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 2,257 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,990 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +267 | |
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 392 separate houses in the area, 715 medium density dwellings, and 1,056 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Joondalup City Centre in 2021 shows that 17.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.8% were medium density dwellings, and 47.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.1%, 11.9%, and 0.0% in the Craigie respectively.
In 2021, a total of 86.8% of the dwellings in Joondalup City Centre were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.7% in Craigie. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Craigie (5.3%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Joondalup City Centre increased by 267 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Joondalup City Centre between 2016 and 2021 were:
- High density (+229 dwellings)
- Medium density (-131 dwellings)
- Separate house (+107 dwellings)