Hackham West
Dwelling type
In Hackham West, 21.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in Seaford.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hackham West'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 Hackham West.
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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
| Dwelling structure | ||||||||
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| Hackham West - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Seaford % | Number | % | Seaford % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,320 | 78.1 | 84.9 | 1,279 | 80.0 | 97.2 | +41 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 371 | 21.9 | 15.1 | 312 | 19.5 | 1.9 | +59 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -7 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,691 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,598 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +93 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Hackham West | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Seaford % | Number | % | Seaford % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,582 | 93.8 | 94.5 | 1,518 | 94.3 | 93.8 | +64 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 105 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 88 | 5.5 | 6.2 | +17 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 | 0.2 | -- | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,687 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,609 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +78 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 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 1,320 separate houses in the area, 371 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hackham West in 2021 shows that 78.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 84.9%, 15.1%, and 0.0% in the Seaford respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.8% of the dwellings in Hackham West were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.5% in Seaford. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Seaford (5.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Hackham West increased by 78 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Hackham West between 1996 and 2021 was:
- Medium density (+59 dwellings)