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Strathfield Central (North)

Dwelling type

In Strathfield Central (North), 55.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 43% in Strathfield.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Strathfield Central (North)'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 Strathfield Central (North).

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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
Strathfield Central (North) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Strathfield %Number%Strathfield %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,51742.955.61,51044.359.9+6
Medium density2727.79.22858.410.3-14
High density1,69648.034.21,57846.329.0+117
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other371.00.7280.80.6+9
Not stated110.30.370.20.2+4
Total Private Dwellings3,533100.0100.03,411100.0100.0+122
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
Strathfield Central (North)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Strathfield %Number%Strathfield %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,23991.491.83,22994.994.0+10
Unoccupied private dwellings2958.38.01735.16.0+121
Non private dwellings110.30.20----+11
Total dwellings3,545100.0100.03,403100.0100.0+142
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 1,517 separate houses in the area, 272 medium density dwellings, and 1,696 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Strathfield Central (North) in 2021 shows that 42.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.7% were medium density dwellings, and 48.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 55.6%, 9.2%, and 34.2% in the Strathfield respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.4% of the dwellings in Strathfield Central (North) were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.8% in Strathfield. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Strathfield (8.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Strathfield Central (North) increased by 142 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Strathfield Central (North) between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+117 dwellings)

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