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Willunga and Surrounds

Dwelling type

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In Willunga and Surrounds, 2.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in the Northern District.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Willunga and Surrounds'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 Willunga and Surrounds.

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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
Willunga and Surrounds - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern District %Number%Northern District %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,53297.692.31,42398.992.0+109
Medium density352.27.1141.07.5+21
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.50--0.50
Other0--0.020.2---2
Not stated30.20.10--0.1+3
Total Private Dwellings1,570100.0100.01,439100.0100.0+130
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
Willunga and Surrounds20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern District %Number%Northern District %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,46693.395.91,34092.393.7+125
Unoccupied private dwellings1066.74.01127.76.3-6
Non private dwellings0--0.00----0
Total dwellings1,572100.0100.01,453100.0100.0+119
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 1,532 separate houses in the area, 35 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Willunga and Surrounds in 2021 shows that 97.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.3%, 7.1%, and 0.0% in the the Northern District respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.3% of the dwellings in Willunga and Surrounds were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.9% in the Northern District. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.7%, which is larger compared to that found in the Northern District (4.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Willunga and Surrounds increased by 119 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Willunga and Surrounds between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+109 dwellings)

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