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Edmondson Park

Dwelling type

In Edmondson Park, 19.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in Liverpool LGA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Edmondson Park'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 Edmondson Park.

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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
Edmondson Park - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Liverpool LGA %Number%Liverpool LGA %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,03779.970.464496.373.7+2,393
Medium density3118.214.0101.513.8+301
High density43211.415.20--11.7+432
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.10
Other0--0.140.60.2-4
Not stated220.60.3111.60.6+11
Total Private Dwellings3,802100.0100.0669100.0100.0+3,133
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
Edmondson Park20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Liverpool LGA %Number%Liverpool LGA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,52692.994.162392.895.5+2,903
Unoccupied private dwellings2687.15.8487.24.5+220
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings3,794100.0100.0671100.0100.0+3,123
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 3,037 separate houses in the area, 311 medium density dwellings, and 432 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Edmondson Park in 2021 shows that 79.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.2% were medium density dwellings, and 11.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.4%, 14.0%, and 15.2% in the Liverpool LGA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.9% of the dwellings in Edmondson Park were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.1% in Liverpool LGA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Liverpool LGA (5.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Edmondson Park increased by 3,123 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Edmondson Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+2,393 dwellings)
  • High density (+432 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+301 dwellings)

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