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Northern Environmental Region

Dwelling type

In Northern Environmental Region, 1.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in the City of Newcastle.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Northern Environmental Region'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 Northern Environmental Region.

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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
Northern Environmental Region - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Separate house20796.766.1201100.068.6+6
Medium density41.923.20--22.5+4
High density0--10.00--7.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.10
Other0--0.40--0.50
Not stated31.40.20--0.4+3
Total Private Dwellings214100.0100.0201100.0100.0+13
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
Northern Environmental Region20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Newcastle %Number%City of Newcastle %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings20092.292.318992.690.3+11
Unoccupied private dwellings177.87.4157.49.4+2
Non private dwellings0--0.30--0.30
Total dwellings217100.0100.0204100.0100.0+13
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 207 separate houses in the area, 4 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Northern Environmental Region in 2021 shows that 96.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.9% 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 92.2% of the dwellings in Northern Environmental Region were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.3% in the City of Newcastle. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.8%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Newcastle (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Northern Environmental Region increased by 13 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Northern Environmental Region between 2016 and 2021.

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