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In Elizabeth, 38.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in the City of Playford.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Elizabeth'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.

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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 - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Separate house31961.982.330960.879.2+10
Medium density10720.817.011823.220.0-11
High density8917.30.27514.80.2+14
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.30--0.30
Other0--0.00--0.00
Not stated0--0.261.20.2-6
Total Private Dwellings515100.0100.0508100.0100.0+7
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Elizabeth20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings44184.893.845089.692.6-9
Unoccupied private dwellings7915.26.15210.47.4+27
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.00
Total dwellings520100.0100.0502100.0100.0+18
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 319 separate houses in the area, 107 medium density dwellings, and 89 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Elizabeth in 2021 shows that 61.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 20.8% were medium density dwellings, and 17.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 82.3%, 17.0%, and 0.2% in the the City of Playford respectively.

In 2021, a total of 84.8% of the dwellings in Elizabeth were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.8% in the City of Playford. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.2%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Playford (6.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Elizabeth increased by 18 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Elizabeth between 2016 and 2021.

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