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Elizabeth North

Dwelling type

In Elizabeth North, 52.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 18% in Elizabeth Park.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Elizabeth North'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 North.

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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
Elizabeth North - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Elizabeth Park %Number%Elizabeth Park %1996 to 2021
Separate house84347.981.666941.869.1+174
Medium density91852.118.491056.929.6+8
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----30.2---3
Not stated0----171.11.3-17
Total Private Dwellings1,761100.0100.01,599100.0100.0+162
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Elizabeth North20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Elizabeth Park %Number%Elizabeth Park %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,59690.393.31,40588.095.3+191
Unoccupied private dwellings1719.76.519212.04.5-21
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.20
Total dwellings1,767100.0100.01,597100.0100.0+170
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 843 separate houses in the area, 918 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Elizabeth North in 2021 shows that 47.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 52.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.6%, 18.4%, and 0.0% in the Elizabeth Park respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.3% of the dwellings in Elizabeth North were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.3% in Elizabeth Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Elizabeth Park (6.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Elizabeth North increased by 170 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Elizabeth North between 1996 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+174 dwellings)

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