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In Erskine Park, 2.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 2% in Orchard Hills.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Erskine Park'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 Erskine Park.

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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
Erskine Park - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Orchard Hills %Number%Orchard Hills %1991 to 2021
Separate house2,04897.996.71,54998.396.8+499
Medium density432.11.6191.20.1+24
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--1.30
Other0--0.80--0.60
Not stated0--0.870.41.3-7
Total Private Dwellings2,091100.0100.01,575100.0100.0+516
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Erskine Park20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Orchard Hills %Number%Orchard Hills %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,03897.394.91,54297.989.6+496
Unoccupied private dwellings572.75.1332.110.4+24
Non private dwellings0----0----0
Total dwellings2,095100.0100.01,575100.0100.0+520
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,048 separate houses in the area, 43 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Erskine Park in 2021 shows that 97.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 96.7%, 1.6%, and 0.0% in the Orchard Hills respectively.

In 2021, a total of 97.3% of the dwellings in Erskine Park were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.9% in Orchard Hills. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Orchard Hills (5.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Erskine Park increased by 520 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Erskine Park between 1991 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+499 dwellings)

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