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Peak Hill and District

Dwelling type

In Peak Hill and District, [DwellingStructure].[Sum_MedHigh].{0:0.0'%';-0'%','none'} of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to [DwellingStructure].[Sum_BM_MedHigh].{0:0'%';-0'%','none'} in Regional NSW.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Peak Hill and 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 Peak Hill and 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.'

Dwellings

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were [DwellingStructure].[Sum_SepNum].{0:#,0;-#,0;'no'} separate houses in the area, [DwellingStructure].[Sum_MedNum].{0:#,0;-#,0;'no'} medium density dwellings, and [DwellingStructure].[Sum_HighNum].{0:#,0;-#,0;'no'} high density dwellings. [DwellingStructure].[Compare_VanLabel] [DwellingStructure].[Sum_VanNum].{0:#,0;-#,0;''} [DwellingStructure].[Compare_VanLabel2]

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Peak Hill and District in 2021 shows that [DwellingStructure].[Sum_SepPer].{0:0.0}% of all dwellings were separate houses; [DwellingStructure].[Sum_MedPer].{0:0.0;-0.0;'0}% were medium density dwellings, and [DwellingStructure].[Sum_HighPer].{0:0.0;-0.0;'0'}% were in high density dwellings, compared with [DwellingStructure].[Sum_BM_SepPer].{0:0.0}%, [DwellingStructure].[Sum_BM_MedPer].{0:0.0}%, and [DwellingStructure].[Sum_BM_HighPer].{0:0.0}% in the Regional NSW respectively.

In 2021, a total of [DwellingType].[Sum_OccPer].{0:0.0}% of the dwellings in Peak Hill and District were occupied on Census night, compared to [DwellingType].[Sum_BM_OccPer].{0:0.0}% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was [DwellingType].[Sum_UnOccPer].{0:0.0}%, which is [DwellingType].[Compare_UnOcc] compared to that found in Regional NSW ([DwellingType].[Sum_BM_UnOccPer].{0:0.0}%).

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