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In The Hill, 87.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in the City of Newcastle.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of The Hill'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 Hill.

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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
The Hill - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %1991 to 2021
Separate house14412.766.120721.077.2-64
Medium density60052.723.246146.616.4+138
High density39134.410.030230.64.8+88
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other0--0.420.20.8-2
Not stated30.30.2151.60.6-13
Total Private Dwellings1,138100.0100.0990100.0100.0+148
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
The Hill20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings99587.492.387888.293.2+116
Unoccupied private dwellings14312.67.410911.06.5+34
Non private dwellings0--0.380.90.3-9
Total dwellings1,138100.0100.0996100.0100.0+141
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 144 separate houses in the area, 600 medium density dwellings, and 391 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in The Hill in 2021 shows that 12.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 52.7% were medium density dwellings, and 34.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 66.1%, 23.2%, and 10.0% in the the City of Newcastle respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.4% of the dwellings in The Hill were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.3% in the City of Newcastle. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.6%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Newcastle (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in The Hill increased by 142 between 1991 and 2021.

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

  • Medium density (+138 dwellings)
  • High density (+88 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-64 dwellings)

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