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Crows Nest - St Leonards

Dwelling type

In Crows Nest - St Leonards, 91.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 89% in North Sydney Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Crows Nest - St Leonards'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 Crows Nest - St Leonards.

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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
Crows Nest - St Leonards - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%North Sydney Council area %Number%North Sydney Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house2926.910.22546.810.2+37
Medium density1,07025.223.31,07928.925.0-10
High density2,83366.766.02,36363.364.2+470
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other380.90.2130.30.2+25
Not stated160.40.2190.50.3-4
Total Private Dwellings4,249100.0100.03,730100.0100.0+518
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
Crows Nest - St Leonards20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%North Sydney Council area %Number%North Sydney Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,79189.586.63,34889.889.2+442
Unoccupied private dwellings44110.413.337910.210.7+62
Non private dwellings30.10.10--0.1+3
Total dwellings4,235100.0100.03,728100.0100.0+507
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 292 separate houses in the area, 1,070 medium density dwellings, and 2,833 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Crows Nest - St Leonards in 2021 shows that 6.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.2% were medium density dwellings, and 66.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 10.2%, 23.3%, and 66.0% in the North Sydney Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.5% of the dwellings in Crows Nest - St Leonards were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.6% in North Sydney Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in North Sydney Council area (13.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Crows Nest - St Leonards increased by 507 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Crows Nest - St Leonards between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+470 dwellings)

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