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Flagstaff Hill - Darlington

Dwelling type

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In Flagstaff Hill - Darlington, 3.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Flagstaff Hill - Darlington'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 Flagstaff Hill - Darlington.

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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
Flagstaff Hill - Darlington - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2011 to 2021
Separate house3,87094.588.03,77395.389.5+96
Medium density1363.311.0952.49.7+41
High density0--0.20--0.20
Caravans, cabin, houseboat842.10.6912.30.6-7
Other0--0.00--0.00
Not stated50.10.10--0.1+5
Total Private Dwellings4,095100.0100.03,959100.0100.0+135
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Flagstaff Hill - Darlington20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,95696.493.43,76294.891.6+194
Unoccupied private dwellings1473.66.52055.28.3-58
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings4,103100.0100.03,967100.0100.0+136
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,870 separate houses in the area, 136 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 84 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Flagstaff Hill - Darlington in 2021 shows that 94.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 3.3% 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 96.4% of the dwellings in Flagstaff Hill - Darlington were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.4% in the City of Onkaparinga. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Onkaparinga (6.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Flagstaff Hill - Darlington increased by 136 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Flagstaff Hill - Darlington between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+96 dwellings)

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