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Elizabeth Vale

Dwelling type

In Elizabeth Vale, 37.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in the City of Playford.

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

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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 Vale - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Separate house99962.882.398461.379.2+15
Medium density58837.017.062238.720.0-34
High density0--0.20--0.20
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.30--0.30
Other0--0.00--0.00
Not stated30.20.20--0.2+3
Total Private Dwellings1,590100.0100.01,606100.0100.0-16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Elizabeth Vale20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,49093.793.81,48292.592.6+7
Unoccupied private dwellings1016.36.11177.37.4-16
Non private dwellings0--0.130.20.0-3
Total dwellings1,591100.0100.01,602100.0100.0-12
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 999 separate houses in the area, 588 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Elizabeth Vale in 2021 shows that 62.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 37.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% 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 93.7% of the dwellings in Elizabeth Vale were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.8% in the City of Playford. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.3%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Playford (6.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Elizabeth Vale decreased by 11 between 2016 and 2021.

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

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