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Northern Beaches Council area

Dwelling type

In the Northern Beaches Council 28.0% of people aged 55 to 64 years were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Northern Beaches Council's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.

For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?

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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 Beaches Council - 55 to 64 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Separate house22,69771.370.119,26370.569.8+3,434
Medium density3,84012.115.53,47312.716.4+367
High density5,07815.913.84,28715.712.9+791
Caravans, cabin, houseboat560.20.11080.40.2-52
Other1140.40.3850.30.4+29
Not stated560.20.2980.40.3-42
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings31,841100.0100.027,314100.0100.0+4,527
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Northern Beaches Council - 55 to 64 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings31,84199.598.927,31498.897.8+4,527
Non private dwellings1510.51.13201.22.2-169
Total people counted in occupied dwellings31,992100.0100.027,634100.0100.0+4,358
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 55 to 64 years in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 shows that 71.3% of people aged 55 to 64 years were living in separate houses; 12.1% were in medium density dwellings, and 15.9% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.1%, 15.5%, and 13.8% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people aged 55 to 64 years in occupied private dwellings in the Northern Beaches Council increased by 4,527 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 55 to 64 years in Northern Beaches Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,434 persons)
  • High density (+791 persons)
  • Medium density (+367 persons)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-52 persons)

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