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Mayfield West

Dwelling type

In Mayfield West, 21.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in the City of Newcastle.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mayfield West'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 Mayfield West.

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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
Mayfield West - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Separate house68678.066.166276.668.6+24
Medium density19121.723.219923.022.5-8
High density0--10.00--7.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.10
Other0--0.40--0.50
Not stated30.30.230.30.40
Total Private Dwellings880100.0100.0864100.0100.0+16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Mayfield West20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings83593.392.380391.490.3+32
Unoccupied private dwellings495.57.4718.19.4-22
Non private dwellings111.20.350.60.3+6
Total dwellings895100.0100.0879100.0100.0+16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 686 separate houses in the area, 191 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mayfield West in 2021 shows that 78.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% 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 93.3% of the dwellings in Mayfield West were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.3% in the City of Newcastle. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Newcastle (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Mayfield West increased by 16 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Mayfield West between 2016 and 2021.

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