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North Parramatta

Dwelling type

In North Parramatta, 76.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in WSROC Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of North Parramatta'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 North Parramatta.

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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
North Parramatta - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %1991 to 2021
Separate house1,26423.066.51,53445.281.9-270
Medium density1,65130.116.370220.79.1+948
High density2,55046.516.81,09032.17.1+1,460
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.60
Other110.20.290.30.3+2
Not stated80.10.2541.61.0-47
Total Private Dwellings5,484100.0100.03,391100.0100.0+2,093
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
North Parramatta20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,97690.693.33,10491.494.5+1,871
Unoccupied private dwellings5059.26.62858.45.4+219
Non private dwellings130.20.180.20.1+5
Total dwellings5,494100.0100.03,398100.0100.0+2,095
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,264 separate houses in the area, 1,651 medium density dwellings, and 2,550 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in North Parramatta in 2021 shows that 23.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.1% were medium density dwellings, and 46.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 66.5%, 16.3%, and 16.8% in the WSROC Region respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.6% of the dwellings in North Parramatta were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.3% in WSROC Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.2%, which is larger compared to that found in WSROC Region (6.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in North Parramatta increased by 2,096 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in North Parramatta between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+1,460 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+948 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-270 dwellings)

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