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Dwelling type

In the City of Newcastle, 33.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Regional NSW.

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)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %1996 to 2021
Separate house49,14066.180.642,82573.579.9+6,315
Medium density17,23023.214.611,08619.012.6+6,144
High density7,46810.02.92,6904.61.8+4,778
Caravans, cabin, houseboat510.11.2440.12.3+7
Other3080.40.44360.71.0-128
Not stated1520.20.41,2172.12.4-1,065
Total Private Dwellings74,349100.0100.058,298100.0100.0+16,051
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
City of Newcastle20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings68,81192.389.254,30793.287.7+14,504
Unoccupied private dwellings5,5317.410.53,8456.611.9+1,686
Non private dwellings2370.30.31450.20.4+92
Total dwellings74,579100.0100.058,297100.0100.0+16,282
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

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 80.6%, 14.6%, and 2.9% in the Regional NSW respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.3% of the dwellings in the City of Newcastle were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional NSW (10.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Newcastle increased by 16,282 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Newcastle between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+6,315 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+6,144 dwellings)
  • High density (+4,778 dwellings)
  • Other (-128 dwellings)

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