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In Norwood, 12.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in the City of Launceston.

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.'

Dwelling structure
Norwood - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Launceston %Number%City of Launceston %1996 to 2021
Separate house1,44288.078.51,20181.279.0+241
Medium density19612.020.021014.217.4-15
High density0--0.60--0.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.20
Other0--0.630.20.9-3
Not stated0--0.3654.41.7-65
Total Private Dwellings1,638100.0100.01,480100.0100.0+158
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Norwood20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Launceston %Number%City of Launceston %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,53993.692.31,36692.791.6+172
Unoccupied private dwellings1026.27.41037.08.0-1
Non private dwellings30.20.330.30.4-1
Total dwellings1,644100.0100.01,473100.0100.0+170
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

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 78.5%, 20.0%, and 0.6% in the the City of Launceston respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.6% of the dwellings in Norwood were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.3% in the City of Launceston. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Launceston (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Norwood increased by 171 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Norwood between 1996 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+241 dwellings)

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