Pittwater Council area
Dwelling type
In Pittwater Council area, 28.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 3% in Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Pittwater Council area'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 Pittwater Council area.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Pittwater Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase % | Number | % | Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 17,961 | 71.0 | 95.8 | 17,301 | 70.2 | 94.9 | +660 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 4,303 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 4,133 | 16.8 | 2.2 | +170 | 27002 |
| High density | 2,814 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 2,658 | 10.8 | 0.8 | +156 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 33 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 292 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -259 | 27004 |
| Other | 127 | 0.5 | -- | 118 | 0.5 | -- | +9 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 71 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 145 | 0.6 | -- | -74 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 25,309 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,647 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +662 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Pittwater Council area | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase % | Number | % | Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 23,113 | 91.3 | 76.0 | 21,587 | 87.5 | 66.5 | +1,526 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 2,195 | 8.7 | 24.0 | 3,048 | 12.4 | 33.5 | -853 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 18 | 0.1 | -- | 33 | 0.1 | -- | -15 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 25,326 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,668 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +658 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 17,961 separate houses in the area, 4,303 medium density dwellings, and 2,814 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Pittwater Council area in 2021 shows that 71.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.0% were medium density dwellings, and 11.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 95.8%, 2.0%, and 0.9% in the Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase respectively.
In 2021, a total of 91.3% of the dwellings in Pittwater Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 76.0% in Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase (24.0%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Pittwater Council area increased by 658 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Pittwater Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+660 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-259 dwellings)
- Medium density (+170 dwellings)
- High density (+156 dwellings)