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City of Parramatta

Dwelling type

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In the City of Parramatta 64.7% of people born overseas were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Parramatta's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.

For overseas-born populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.

Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Age Structure and Household Types of the overseas-born communities in City of Parramatta, and should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.

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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
City of Parramatta - born overseas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Separate house47,12834.844.842,92139.050.2+4,207
Medium density24,49418.117.424,20322.020.0+291
High density63,14646.637.341,98138.229.1+21,165
Caravans, cabin, houseboat90.00.090.00.00
Other3660.30.24860.40.3-120
Not stated3260.20.24220.40.3-96
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings135,469100.0100.0110,022100.0100.0+25,447
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
City of Parramatta - born overseas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings135,46399.298.0110,02297.995.6+25,441
Non private dwellings1,1110.82.02,3202.14.4-1,209
Total people counted in occupied dwellings136,574100.0100.0112,342100.0100.0+24,232
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Parramatta in 2021 shows that 34.8% of the people born overseas were living in separate houses; 18.1% were living in medium density dwellings, and 46.6% were living in high density dwellings, compared with 44.8%, 17.4%, and 37.3% in the the total population in the City of Parramatta respectively.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+21,165 persons)
  • Separate house (+4,207 persons)
  • Medium density (+291 persons)
  • Other (-120 persons)

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