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City of Rockingham

Dwelling type

In the City of Rockingham, 10.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Greater Perth.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Rockingham'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 Rockingham.

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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
City of Rockingham - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Separate house48,88889.175.645,15788.774.6+3,731
Medium density4,7458.617.65,0229.919.6-277
High density7861.46.13760.75.1+410
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2940.50.32190.40.3+75
Other960.20.2530.10.2+43
Not stated710.10.1650.10.2+6
Total Private Dwellings54,880100.0100.050,892100.0100.0+3,988
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
City of Rockingham20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings50,38291.891.745,22588.889.4+5,157
Unoccupied private dwellings4,4868.28.25,66711.110.5-1,181
Non private dwellings370.10.1440.10.1-7
Total dwellings54,905100.0100.050,936100.0100.0+3,969
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 48,888 separate houses in the area, 4,745 medium density dwellings, and 786 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Rockingham in 2021 shows that 89.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.6% were medium density dwellings, and 1.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 75.6%, 17.6%, and 6.1% in the Greater Perth respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.8% of the dwellings in the City of Rockingham were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in Greater Perth. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.2%, which is similar compared to that found in Greater Perth (8.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Rockingham increased by 3,969 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Rockingham between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,731 dwellings)
  • High density (+410 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-277 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+75 dwellings)

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