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City of OnkaparingaCommunity profile

Northern District

Dwelling type

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In the Northern District, 7.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Northern District'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 Northern District.

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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 District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %1991 to 2021
Separate house15,04892.388.011,15896.189.4+3,890
Medium density1,1577.111.03022.68.6+855
High density0--0.20--0.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat860.50.6660.61.0+20
Other30.00.030.00.20
Not stated150.10.1810.70.7-66
Total Private Dwellings16,309100.0100.011,610100.0100.0+4,698
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Northern District20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings15,64695.993.411,18196.393.5+4,465
Unoccupied private dwellings6604.06.54203.66.5+240
Non private dwellings30.00.160.10.1-3
Total dwellings16,309100.0100.011,607100.0100.0+4,702
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 15,048 separate houses in the area, 1,157 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Northern District in 2021 shows that 92.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.0%, 11.0%, and 0.2% in the the City of Onkaparinga respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.9% of the dwellings in the Northern District were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.4% in the City of Onkaparinga. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Onkaparinga (6.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Northern District increased by 4,702 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Northern District between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,890 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+855 dwellings)

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