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National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)

Dwelling type

In the National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA), 15.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in South Australia.

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

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwellings

Dwelling structure
National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %2006 to 2021
Separate house1,609,82984.376.81,044,01286.878.8+565,816
Medium density239,16512.519.8133,40811.118.7+105,756
High density50,6252.72.315,8131.31.4+34,812
Caravans, cabin, houseboat5,7880.30.68,0520.70.7-2,264
Other2,1170.10.21,4990.10.3+618
Not stated2,6960.10.43720.00.1+2,324

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,801,41194.289.51,126,72293.689.5+674,688
Unoccupied private dwellings108,7815.710.476,4576.310.2+32,324
Non private dwellings1,3340.10.29490.10.2+385

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Other, South Australia: 0.2% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, South Australia: 0.6% High density, South Australia: 2.3% Medium density, South Australia: 19.8% Separate house, South Australia: 76.8% Other, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): 0.1% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): 0.3% High density, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): 2.7% Medium density, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): 12.5% Separate house, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): 84.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2006 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2006 to 2021 Other, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): +618 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): -2,264 High density, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): +34,812 Medium density, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): +105,756 Separate house, National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA): +565,816
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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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 the 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 76.8%, 19.8%, and 2.3% in the South Australia respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.2% of the dwellings in the National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.5% in South Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in South Australia (10.4%).

Emerging groups

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

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the 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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