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Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens

Dwelling type

In Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens, 1.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in Emu Plains.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens'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 Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens.

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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
Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Emu Plains %Number%Emu Plains %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,17798.481.63,08799.081.4+90
Medium density491.514.9250.813.9+24
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--3.00--4.30
Other0--0.40--0.30
Not stated40.10.150.20.2-1
Total Private Dwellings3,230100.0100.03,117100.0100.0+113
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Emu Plains %Number%Emu Plains %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,15897.796.62,99196.095.1+167
Unoccupied private dwellings732.33.11244.04.6-51
Non private dwellings0--0.30--0.40
Total dwellings3,231100.0100.03,115100.0100.0+116
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,177 separate houses in the area, 49 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens in 2021 shows that 98.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.6%, 14.9%, and 0.0% in the Emu Plains respectively.

In 2021, a total of 97.7% of the dwellings in Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.6% in Emu Plains. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Emu Plains (3.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens increased by 116 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Werrington Downs - Werrington County - Cambridge Gardens between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+90 dwellings)

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