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Norwood

Dwelling type

In Norwood, 12.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in Tasmania.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Norwood'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 Norwood.

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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

Dwelling structure
Norwood - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Tasmania %Number%Tasmania %2016 to 2021
Separate house
1,44288.086.81,36686.386.6+76
map this data in atlas.idMedium density19612.010.821313.510.9-18
map this data in atlas.idHigh density00.01.000.01.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
00.00.800.00.60
Other
00.00.400.00.50
Not stated
00.00.320.20.3-2

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
Norwood20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Tasmania %Number%Tasmania %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,53993.693.81,43790.792.7+102
Unoccupied private dwellings1026.26.01479.37.1-46
Non private dwellings30.20.100.00.2+3

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Other, Tasmania: 0.4% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Tasmania: 0.8% High density, Tasmania: 1.0% Medium density, Tasmania: 10.8% Separate house, Tasmania: 86.8% Other, Norwood: 0.0% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Norwood: 0.0% High density, Norwood: 0.0% Medium density, Norwood: 12.0% Separate house, Norwood: 88.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021 Other, Norwood: 0 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Norwood: 0 High density, Norwood: 0 Medium density, Norwood: -18 Separate house, Norwood: +76
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,442 separate houses in the area, 196 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Norwood in 2021 shows that 88.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.8%, 10.8%, and 1.0% in the Tasmania respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.6% of the dwellings in Norwood were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.8% in Tasmania. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is similar compared to that found in Tasmania (6.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Norwood increased by 59 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Norwood between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+76 dwellings)
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