City of Playford
Dwelling type
In the City of Playford, 17.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in South Australia.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Playford'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 the City of Playford.
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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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| City of Playford - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | South Australia % | Number | % | South Australia % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 32,483 | 82.3 | 76.8 | 22,497 | 79.7 | 78.8 | +9,986 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 6,727 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 5,418 | 19.2 | 18.7 | +1,309 | 27002 |
| High density | 89 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 134 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -45 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 110 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 142 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -32 | 27004 |
| Other | 7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -18 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 71 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +54 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 39,487 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,233 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,254 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| City of Playford | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | South Australia % | Number | % | South Australia % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 37,070 | 93.8 | 89.5 | 26,781 | 94.8 | 89.5 | +10,289 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 2,423 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 1,455 | 5.2 | 10.2 | +968 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +5 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 39,513 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,251 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,262 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 32,483 separate houses in the area, 6,727 medium density dwellings, and 89 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Playford in 2021 shows that 82.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.8%, 19.8%, and 2.3% in the South Australia respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.8% of the dwellings in the City of Playford were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.5% in South Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in South Australia (10.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the City of Playford increased by 11,262 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Playford between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+9,986 dwellings)
- Medium density (+1,309 dwellings)