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In Manly PCA, 58.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 44% in Northern Beaches Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Manly PCA'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 Manly PCA.

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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
Manly PCA - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house10,42541.355.410,26441.455.7+160
Medium density5,81323.017.15,83823.517.2-25
High density8,85535.126.88,51334.325.9+342
Caravans, cabin, houseboat60.00.130.00.3+3
Other1270.50.41240.50.4+2
Not stated290.10.2750.30.4-47
Total Private Dwellings25,255100.0100.024,819100.0100.0+435
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
Manly PCA20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings22,94590.792.622,22389.490.9+722
Unoccupied private dwellings2,3129.17.32,60210.58.9-290
Non private dwellings360.10.1430.20.2-8
Total dwellings25,293100.0100.024,869100.0100.0+424
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

In 2021, there were 10,425 separate houses in the area, 5,813 medium density dwellings, and 8,855 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Manly PCA in 2021 shows that 41.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.0% were medium density dwellings, and 35.1% 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 90.7% of the dwellings in Manly PCA were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.6% in Northern Beaches Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Northern Beaches Council area (7.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Manly PCA increased by 424 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Manly PCA between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+342 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+160 dwellings)

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