Parkes - Rural
Dwelling type
In Parkes - Rural, 2.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Parkes Shire.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Parkes - Rural'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 - Rural.
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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 - Rural - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Parkes Shire % | Number | % | Parkes Shire % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 670 | 97.2 | 88.0 | 512 | 97.2 | 88.8 | +158 | 27001 |
| Medium density | 14 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 8.1 | +12 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -5 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 689 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 527 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +162 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Parkes - Rural | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Parkes Shire % | Number | % | Parkes Shire % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 616 | 89.7 | 88.0 | 450 | 84.8 | 89.3 | +166 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 71 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 80 | 15.2 | 10.1 | -9 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 687 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 530 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +156 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 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 670 separate houses in the area, 14 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Parkes - Rural in 2021 shows that 97.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.0%, 9.8%, and 0.3% in the Parkes Shire respectively.
In 2021, a total of 89.7% of the dwellings in Parkes - Rural were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.0% in Parkes Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Parkes Shire (11.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Parkes - Rural increased by 157 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Parkes - Rural between 2001 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+158 dwellings)