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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Darwin LGA, 48.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 32% in Alice Springs Town Council LGA.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Darwin LGA'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 Darwin LGA.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| City of Darwin LGA - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Alice Springs Town Council LGA % | Number | % | Alice Springs Town Council LGA % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 16,572 | 47.8 | 56.8 | 14,937 | 53.6 | 59.1 | +1,635 |
| Medium density | 7,845 | 22.6 | 31.8 | 6,988 | 25.1 | 29.7 | +857 |
| High density | 8,937 | 25.8 | 0.4 | 3,908 | 14.0 | 0.4 | +5,029 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 874 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 1,123 | 4.0 | 7.6 | -249 |
| Other | 224 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 655 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -431 |
| Not stated | 235 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 238 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -3 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 34,687 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,849 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,838 |
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| City of Darwin LGA | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Alice Springs Town Council LGA % | Number | % | Alice Springs Town Council LGA % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 31,716 | 91.1 | 89.4 | 25,559 | 91.4 | 91.6 | +6,157 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 2,971 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 2,288 | 8.2 | 7.8 | +683 |
| Non private dwellings | 117 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 104 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +13 |
| Total dwellings | 34,804 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,951 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,853 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 16,572 separate houses in the area, 7,845 medium density dwellings, and 8,937 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 874 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Darwin LGA in 2021 shows that 47.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 22.6% were medium density dwellings, and 25.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 56.8%, 31.8%, and 0.4% in the Alice Springs Town Council LGA respectively.
In 2021, a total of 91.1% of the dwellings in the City of Darwin LGA were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.4% in Alice Springs Town Council LGA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Alice Springs Town Council LGA (10.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the City of Darwin LGA increased by 6,853 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Darwin LGA between 2001 and 2021 were:
- High density (+5,029 dwellings)
- Separate house (+1,635 dwellings)
- Medium density (+857 dwellings)
- Other (-431 dwellings)
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