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National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)

Dwelling type

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In National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA), 15.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)'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 National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA).

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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
National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2006 to 2021
Separate house1,609,82984.353.41,044,01286.860.9+565,816
Medium density239,16512.518.8133,40811.119.1+105,756
High density50,6252.727.115,8131.319.2+34,812
Caravans, cabin, houseboat5,7880.30.18,0520.70.3-2,264
Other2,1170.10.41,4990.10.4+618
Not stated2,6960.10.23720.00.1+2,324
Total Private Dwellings1,910,220100.0100.01,203,157100.0100.0+707,062
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,801,41194.291.91,126,72293.692.4+674,688
Unoccupied private dwellings108,7815.77.976,4576.37.4+32,324
Non private dwellings1,3340.10.19490.10.2+385
Total dwellings1,911,526100.0100.01,204,129100.0100.0+707,397
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,609,829 separate houses in the area, 239,165 medium density dwellings, and 50,625 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) in 2021 shows that 84.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.5% were medium density dwellings, and 2.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.2% of the dwellings in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) increased by 707,397 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+565,816 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+105,756 dwellings)
  • High density (+34,812 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-2,264 dwellings)

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