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City of SwanCommunity profile

In Swan Valley, 2.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Bullsbrook rural.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Swan Valley'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 Swan Valley.

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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
Swan Valley - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bullsbrook rural %Number%Bullsbrook rural %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,71283.099.51,85593.097.0-143
Medium density412.0--733.7---32
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1637.9--472.40.3+115
Other1426.90.310.12.3+141
Not stated40.20.3170.90.3-14
Total Private Dwellings2,062100.0100.01,994100.0100.0+68
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
Swan Valley20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bullsbrook rural %Number%Bullsbrook rural %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,91192.189.01,79490.193.7+117
Unoccupied private dwellings1507.210.31969.96.3-46
Non private dwellings140.70.700.0--+14
Total dwellings2,075100.0100.01,990100.0100.0+84
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 1,712 separate houses in the area, 41 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 163 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Swan Valley in 2021 shows that 83.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 99.5%, 0.0%, and 0.0% in the Bullsbrook rural respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.1% of the dwellings in Swan Valley were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.0% in Bullsbrook rural. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Bullsbrook rural (10.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Swan Valley increased by 85 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Swan Valley between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (-143 dwellings)
  • Other (+141 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+115 dwellings)

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