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Port Noarlunga

Dwelling type

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In Port Noarlunga, 21.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Port Noarlunga'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 Port Noarlunga.

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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
Port Noarlunga - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2001 to 2021
Separate house1,13077.988.093478.789.2+196
Medium density31621.811.024420.69.3+71
High density0--0.20--0.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.680.70.8-8
Other0--0.00--0.10
Not stated40.30.10--0.4+4
Total Private Dwellings1,450100.0100.01,186100.0100.0+263
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Port Noarlunga20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,34592.593.41,10992.894.0+236
Unoccupied private dwellings1097.56.5836.95.9+26
Non private dwellings0--0.130.30.1-3
Total dwellings1,454100.0100.01,195100.0100.0+258
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,130 separate houses in the area, 316 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Port Noarlunga in 2021 shows that 77.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.8% 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 92.5% of the dwellings in Port Noarlunga were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.4% in the City of Onkaparinga. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.5%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Onkaparinga (6.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Port Noarlunga increased by 259 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Port Noarlunga between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+196 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+71 dwellings)

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