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City of SalisburyCommunity profile

City of Salisbury

Dwelling type

In the City of Salisbury, 17.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 26% in Greater Adelaide.

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

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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 Salisbury - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Separate house46,99082.373.345,26982.073.1+1,721
Medium density8,86315.523.18,71915.823.9+144
High density8331.53.08781.62.3-45
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2330.40.21670.30.2+66
Other290.10.1920.20.2-63
Not stated1210.20.2870.20.3+34
Total Private Dwellings57,069100.0100.055,212100.0100.0+1,857
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
City of Salisbury20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings54,35095.293.251,59493.491.5+2,756
Unoccupied private dwellings2,7324.86.73,6176.58.4-885
Non private dwellings340.10.1360.10.1-2
Total dwellings57,116100.0100.055,247100.0100.0+1,869
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 46,990 separate houses in the area, 8,863 medium density dwellings, and 833 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Salisbury in 2021 shows that 82.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 15.5% were medium density dwellings, and 1.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 73.3%, 23.1%, and 3.0% in the Greater Adelaide respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.2% of the dwellings in the City of Salisbury were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.2% in Greater Adelaide. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Adelaide (6.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Salisbury increased by 1,869 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+1,721 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+144 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+66 dwellings)
  • Other (-63 dwellings)

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