Lake Illawarra
Dwelling type
In Lake Illawarra, 50.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 14% in Tullimbar.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Lake Illawarra'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 Lake Illawarra.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Lake Illawarra - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Tullimbar % | Number | % | Tullimbar % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 793 | 48.6 | 86.3 | 793 | 49.5 | 100.0 | 0 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 815 | 49.9 | 13.7 | 781 | 48.8 | -- | +34 | 27002 |
| High density | 6 | 0.4 | -- | 8 | 0.5 | -- | -2 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 15 | 0.9 | -- | 14 | 0.9 | -- | +1 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 4 | 0.2 | -- | 6 | 0.4 | -- | -2 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,633 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,602 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +31 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Lake Illawarra | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Tullimbar % | Number | % | Tullimbar % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,516 | 93.0 | 97.4 | 1,438 | 90.0 | 95.5 | +78 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 114 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 159 | 10.0 | 4.5 | -45 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,630 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,597 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +33 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 793 separate houses in the area, 815 medium density dwellings, and 6 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Lake Illawarra in 2021 shows that 48.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 49.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.3%, 13.7%, and 0.0% in the Tullimbar respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Lake Illawarra were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.4% in Tullimbar. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Tullimbar (2.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Lake Illawarra increased by 33 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Lake Illawarra between 2016 and 2021.