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City of Onkaparinga

Dwelling type

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In the City of Onkaparinga, 11.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 8% in Port Noarlunga South.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Onkaparinga'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 the City of Onkaparinga.

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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
City of Onkaparinga - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Port Noarlunga South %Number%Port Noarlunga South %2016 to 2021
Separate house66,41688.092.463,15988.192.4+3,257
Medium density8,28111.07.67,84510.97.1+436
High density1240.2--1330.2---9
Caravans, cabin, houseboat4790.6--3460.5--+133
Other350.0--550.1---20
Not stated1100.1--1570.20.4-47
Total Private Dwellings75,445100.0100.071,695100.0100.0+3,750
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
City of Onkaparinga20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Port Noarlunga South %Number%Port Noarlunga South %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings70,52093.492.665,81691.789.8+4,704
Unoccupied private dwellings4,9266.57.45,8808.210.2-954
Non private dwellings480.1--520.1---4
Total dwellings75,494100.0100.071,748100.0100.0+3,746
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 66,416 separate houses in the area, 8,281 medium density dwellings, and 124 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Onkaparinga in 2021 shows that 88.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.4%, 7.6%, and 0.0% in the Port Noarlunga South respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.4% of the dwellings in the City of Onkaparinga were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.6% in Port Noarlunga South. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Port Noarlunga South (7.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Onkaparinga increased by 3,746 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Onkaparinga between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,257 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+436 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+133 dwellings)

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