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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)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2011 to 2021
Separate house46,99082.373.343,57883.675.8+3,412
Medium density8,86315.523.17,78614.921.8+1,077
High density8331.53.05721.12.0+261
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2330.40.21380.30.2+95
Other290.10.190.00.1+20
Not stated1210.20.2220.00.0+99
Total Private Dwellings57,069100.0100.052,105100.0100.0+4,964
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
City of Salisbury20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings54,35095.293.249,05294.092.0+5,298
Unoccupied private dwellings2,7324.86.73,0585.97.8-326
Non private dwellings340.10.1460.10.1-12
Total dwellings57,116100.0100.052,156100.0100.0+4,960
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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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 4,960 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Salisbury between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,412 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,077 dwellings)
  • High density (+261 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+95 dwellings)

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