O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale
Dwelling type
In O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale, 7.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in South Australia.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale'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 O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale.
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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
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| O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | South Australia % | Number | % | South Australia % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 873 | 92.6 | 76.8 | 826 | 87.5 | 77.5 | +47 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 70 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 105 | 11.1 | 19.6 | -35 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -9 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -4 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 943 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 944 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | South Australia % | Number | % | South Australia % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 855 | 90.7 | 89.5 | 896 | 94.6 | 90.2 | -41 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 88 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 48 | 5.1 | 9.6 | +40 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 943 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 947 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -4 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 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 873 separate houses in the area, 70 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale in 2021 shows that 92.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.8%, 19.8%, and 2.3% in the South Australia respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.7% of the dwellings in O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.5% in South Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in South Australia (10.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale decreased by 4 between 2001 and 2021.
There were no major differences in O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale between 2001 and 2021.