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Pittwater Ward

Dwelling type

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In Pittwater Ward, 27.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 44% in Northern Beaches Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Pittwater Ward'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 Ward.

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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
Pittwater Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house14,23571.455.413,90371.655.7+331
Medium density3,18316.017.12,97815.317.2+205
High density2,28811.526.82,21611.425.9+72
Caravans, cabin, houseboat760.40.11030.50.3-27
Other1170.60.41050.50.4+12
Not stated480.20.21010.50.4-54
Total Private Dwellings19,947100.0100.019,407100.0100.0+539
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
Pittwater Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings17,95789.992.616,63985.690.9+1,317
Unoccupied private dwellings2,00310.07.32,77814.38.9-776
Non private dwellings160.10.1230.10.2-7
Total dwellings19,976100.0100.019,441100.0100.0+535
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 14,235 separate houses in the area, 3,183 medium density dwellings, and 2,288 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Pittwater Ward in 2021 shows that 71.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.0% were medium density dwellings, and 11.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 55.4%, 17.1%, and 26.8% in the Northern Beaches Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.9% of the dwellings in Pittwater Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.6% in Northern Beaches Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Northern Beaches Council area (7.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Pittwater Ward increased by 535 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Pittwater Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+331 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+205 dwellings)
  • High density (+72 dwellings)

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