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Northern Beaches Council area

Dwelling type

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In Northern Beaches Council area, 43.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Northern Beaches 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 Northern Beaches 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.'

Dwelling structure
Northern Beaches Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house58,19055.453.456,54055.755.0+1,650
Medium density17,95117.118.817,45917.220.3+492
High density28,18526.827.126,29025.923.5+1,895
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1090.10.13460.30.2-237
Other3890.40.44260.40.5-37
Not stated1920.20.24070.40.4-215
Total Private Dwellings105,016100.0100.0101,468100.0100.0+3,548
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 area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings97,36992.691.992,39090.992.5+4,979
Unoccupied private dwellings7,6477.37.99,0838.97.3-1,436
Non private dwellings990.10.11570.20.2-58
Total dwellings105,115100.0100.0101,630100.0100.0+3,485
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 58,190 separate houses in the area, 17,951 medium density dwellings, and 28,185 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Northern Beaches Council area in 2021 shows that 55.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.1% were medium density dwellings, and 26.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.6% of the dwellings in Northern Beaches Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Northern Beaches Council area increased by 3,485 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Northern Beaches Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+1,895 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+1,650 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+492 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-237 dwellings)

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