Merewether
Dwelling type
In Merewether, 41.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 16% in North Lambton.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Merewether'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 Merewether.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Merewether - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | North Lambton % | Number | % | North Lambton % | 1991 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 3,013 | 58.7 | 84.1 | 2,996 | 64.4 | 86.5 | +16 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,513 | 29.5 | 15.9 | 1,041 | 22.4 | 12.7 | +471 | 27002 |
| High density | 594 | 11.6 | -- | 581 | 12.5 | -- | +12 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 5 | 0.1 | -- | 21 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -17 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 11 | 0.2 | -- | 11 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 5,136 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,653 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +482 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Merewether | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | North Lambton % | Number | % | North Lambton % | 1991 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,728 | 92.0 | 94.2 | 4,283 | 91.7 | 95.5 | +445 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 409 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 372 | 8.0 | 4.4 | +36 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -10 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 5,141 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,670 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +471 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 3,013 separate houses in the area, 1,513 medium density dwellings, and 594 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Merewether in 2021 shows that 58.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 29.5% were medium density dwellings, and 11.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 84.1%, 15.9%, and 0.0% in the North Lambton respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.0% of the dwellings in Merewether were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in North Lambton. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.0%, which is larger compared to that found in North Lambton (5.3%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Merewether increased by 471 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Merewether between 1991 and 2021 was:
- Medium density (+471 dwellings)