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Currawong Ward

Dwelling type

In Currawong Ward, 12.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in Manna Ward.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Currawong 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 Currawong 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
Currawong Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Manna Ward %Number%Manna Ward %1991 to 2021
Separate house4,01787.570.73,25194.389.5+765
Medium density54011.826.71634.710.1+377
High density320.72.50----+32
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----200.60.0-21
Other0----30.10.2-4
Not stated0----100.30.1-10
Total Private Dwellings4,589100.0100.03,449100.0100.0+1,139
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Currawong Ward20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Manna Ward %Number%Manna Ward %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,37095.192.43,30095.893.7+1,070
Unoccupied private dwellings2224.87.41444.26.1+78
Non private dwellings50.10.20--0.2+5
Total dwellings4,597100.0100.03,444100.0100.0+1,153
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,017 separate houses in the area, 540 medium density dwellings, and 32 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Currawong Ward in 2021 shows that 87.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.7%, 26.7%, and 2.5% in the Manna Ward respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.1% of the dwellings in Currawong Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.4% in Manna Ward. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Manna Ward (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Currawong Ward increased by 1,153 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Currawong Ward between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+765 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+377 dwellings)

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