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Dwelling type

In the City of Newcastle, 33.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Kotara.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Newcastle'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 the City of Newcastle.

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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
City of Newcastle - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Kotara %Number%Kotara %2016 to 2021
Separate house49,14066.188.547,23868.690.2+1,902
Medium density17,23023.211.515,51622.59.4+1,714
High density7,46810.0--5,3627.8--+2,106
Caravans, cabin, houseboat510.1--810.1---30
Other3080.4--3190.50.3-11
Not stated1520.2--3010.4---149
Total Private Dwellings74,349100.0100.068,817100.0100.0+5,532
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
City of Newcastle20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Kotara %Number%Kotara %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings68,81192.396.062,33290.392.8+6,479
Unoccupied private dwellings5,5317.44.06,4999.47.0-968
Non private dwellings2370.3--1880.30.2+49
Total dwellings74,579100.0100.069,019100.0100.0+5,560
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 49,140 separate houses in the area, 17,230 medium density dwellings, and 7,468 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Newcastle in 2021 shows that 66.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.2% were medium density dwellings, and 10.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.5%, 11.5%, and 0.0% in the Kotara respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.3% of the dwellings in the City of Newcastle were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.0% in Kotara. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Kotara (4.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Newcastle increased by 5,560 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Newcastle between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+2,106 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+1,902 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,714 dwellings)

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