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In Merewether, 41.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in the City of Newcastle.

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.'

Dwelling structure
Merewether - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,01358.766.12,93258.868.6+81
Medium density1,51329.523.21,51330.322.50
High density59411.610.052010.47.8+74
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.10
Other50.10.490.20.5-4
Not stated110.20.2150.30.4-4
Total Private Dwellings5,136100.0100.04,989100.0100.0+147
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
Merewether20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,72892.092.34,44289.090.3+286
Unoccupied private dwellings4098.07.454410.99.4-135
Non private dwellings40.10.370.10.3-3
Total dwellings5,141100.0100.04,993100.0100.0+148
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 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 66.1%, 23.2%, and 10.0% in the the City of Newcastle respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.0% of the dwellings in Merewether were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.3% in the City of Newcastle. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.0%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Newcastle (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Merewether increased by 148 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+81 dwellings)
  • High density (+74 dwellings)

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