In 2021, there were 23,181 separate houses in the area, 34,743 medium density dwellings, and 25,605 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Inner West Council area in 2021 shows that 27.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 40.8% were medium density dwellings, and 30.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 58.7%, 19.1%, and 21.7% in the Sutherland Shire respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.1% of the dwellings in Inner West Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.0% in Sutherland Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Sutherland Shire (5.9%).