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City of Armadale

Dwelling type

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In the City of Armadale , 10.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA).

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Armadale '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 City of Armadale .

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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
City of Armadale - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %2016 to 2021
Separate house32,14788.684.327,40886.183.8+4,739
Medium density3,69110.212.54,18113.113.5-490
High density650.22.7770.21.8-12
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2790.80.3960.30.4+183
Other500.10.1270.10.2+23
Not stated430.10.1540.20.3-11
Total Private Dwellings36,275100.0100.031,843100.0100.0+4,432
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
City of Armadale 20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings33,95693.594.229,04891.192.9+4,908
Unoccupied private dwellings2,3296.45.72,8038.87.0-474
Non private dwellings230.10.1200.10.1+3
Total dwellings36,308100.0100.031,871100.0100.0+4,437
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 32,147 separate houses in the area, 3,691 medium density dwellings, and 65 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Armadale in 2021 shows that 88.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 84.3%, 12.5%, and 2.7% in the National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.5% of the dwellings in the City of Armadale were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.4%, which is larger compared to that found in National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) (5.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Armadale increased by 4,437 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+4,739 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-490 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+183 dwellings)

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