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Dinsdale Ward

Dwelling type

In Dinsdale Ward, 29.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 39% in Bayswater.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Dinsdale Ward'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 Dinsdale Ward.

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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
Dinsdale Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bayswater %Number%Bayswater %2011 to 2021
Separate house5,17670.561.05,01677.771.5+160
Medium density2,00827.336.11,37821.426.8+630
High density1502.02.8380.61.3+112
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----70.10.1-7
Other50.1--30.00.1+2
Not stated80.10.1120.20.3-4
Total Private Dwellings7,347100.0100.06,454100.0100.0+893
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Dinsdale Ward20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bayswater %Number%Bayswater %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,91193.993.36,05893.593.7+853
Unoccupied private dwellings4426.06.64056.36.1+37
Non private dwellings60.10.1150.20.2-9
Total dwellings7,359100.0100.06,478100.0100.0+881
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 5,176 separate houses in the area, 2,008 medium density dwellings, and 150 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Dinsdale Ward in 2021 shows that 70.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 27.3% were medium density dwellings, and 2.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 61.0%, 36.1%, and 2.8% in the Bayswater respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.9% of the dwellings in Dinsdale Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.3% in Bayswater. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Bayswater (6.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Dinsdale Ward increased by 881 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Dinsdale Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+630 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+160 dwellings)
  • High density (+112 dwellings)

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