Elizabeth Downs
Dwelling type
In Elizabeth Downs, 23.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Hillbank.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Elizabeth Downs'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 Elizabeth Downs.
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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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| Elizabeth Downs - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hillbank % | Number | % | Hillbank % | 1991 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,690 | 76.0 | 99.8 | 1,635 | 75.0 | 99.2 | +55 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 528 | 23.8 | 0.2 | 529 | 24.2 | 0.4 | -1 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 5 | 0.2 | -- | 17 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -12 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,223 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,181 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +42 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Elizabeth Downs | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hillbank % | Number | % | Hillbank % | 1991 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 2,062 | 92.8 | 96.6 | 2,102 | 96.0 | 97.3 | -40 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 161 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 88 | 4.0 | 2.7 | +73 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 2,223 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,190 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +33 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 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 1,690 separate houses in the area, 528 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Elizabeth Downs in 2021 shows that 76.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 99.8%, 0.2%, and 0.0% in the Hillbank respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.8% of the dwellings in Elizabeth Downs were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.6% in Hillbank. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Hillbank (3.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Elizabeth Downs increased by 33 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Elizabeth Downs between 1991 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+55 dwellings)