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South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton

Dwelling type

In South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton, 16.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Lithgow City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton'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 South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton.

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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
South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Lithgow City %Number%Lithgow City %2016 to 2021
Separate house93483.288.992192.685.0+13
Medium density18916.89.6697.09.2+120
High density0--0.30--0.40
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.30--0.60
Other0--0.50--4.10
Not stated0--0.440.40.7-4
Total Private Dwellings1,123100.0100.0994100.0100.0+128
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Lithgow City %Number%Lithgow City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,01190.287.488989.988.9+122
Unoccupied private dwellings1109.812.39910.110.8+10
Non private dwellings0--0.30--0.30
Total dwellings1,121100.0100.0989100.0100.0+132
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 934 separate houses in the area, 189 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton in 2021 shows that 83.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.6%, and 0.3% in the Lithgow City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.2% of the dwellings in South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton were occupied on Census night, compared to 87.4% in Lithgow City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Lithgow City (12.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton increased by 132 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+120 dwellings)

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