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Joondalup City Centre

Dwelling type

In Joondalup City Centre, 78.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in the City of Joondalup.

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.'

Dwelling structure
Joondalup City Centre - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
Separate house39217.487.528514.388.0+107
Medium density71531.810.084642.510.0-131
High density1,05647.02.082741.51.6+229
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.20--0.30
Other602.70.2170.90.1+43
Not stated241.10.1170.90.1+7
Total Private Dwellings2,247100.0100.01,992100.0100.0+255
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
Joondalup City Centre20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,96086.894.71,66883.892.2+292
Unoccupied private dwellings28812.85.331615.97.8-28
Non private dwellings90.40.160.30.1+3
Total dwellings2,257100.0100.01,990100.0100.0+267
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 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 87.5%, 10.0%, and 2.0% in the the City of Joondalup 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 the City of Joondalup. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.8%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Joondalup (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)

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