Parkes Shire
Dwelling type
In Parkes Shire, 10.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 13% in Parkes - Urban.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Parkes Shire'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 Parkes Shire.
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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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| Parkes Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Parkes - Urban % | Number | % | Parkes - Urban % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 5,862 | 88.0 | 84.9 | 5,891 | 87.4 | 83.6 | -29 | 27001 |
| Medium density | 652 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 653 | 9.7 | 13.7 | -1 | 27002 |
| High density | 17 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 50 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 71 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -21 | 27004 |
| Other | 27 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -5 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 52 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 76 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -24 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 6,660 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,740 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -80 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Parkes Shire | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Parkes - Urban % | Number | % | Parkes - Urban % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 5,889 | 88.0 | 88.7 | 5,845 | 86.2 | 87.8 | +44 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 777 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 895 | 13.2 | 11.6 | -118 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 29 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 6,695 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,777 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -82 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 5,862 separate houses in the area, 652 medium density dwellings, and 17 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Parkes Shire in 2021 shows that 88.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 84.9%, 13.0%, and 0.4% in the Parkes - Urban respectively.
In 2021, a total of 88.0% of the dwellings in Parkes Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.7% in Parkes - Urban. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Parkes - Urban (10.8%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Parkes Shire decreased by 82 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Parkes Shire between 2016 and 2021.