Chinatown and CBD South Village Area
Dwelling type
In Chinatown and CBD South Village Area, 98.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 98% in Darlinghurst.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Chinatown and CBD South Village Area'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 Chinatown and CBD South Village Area.
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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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| Chinatown and CBD South Village Area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Darlinghurst % | Number | % | Darlinghurst % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +9 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 13 | 0.1 | 29.8 | 11 | 0.1 | 30.3 | +2 | 27002 |
| High density | 10,055 | 98.7 | 68.6 | 7,713 | 97.7 | 67.4 | +2,342 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 27 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 155 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -128 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 81 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 19 | 0.2 | 1.1 | +62 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 10,185 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,898 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,287 | |
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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| Chinatown and CBD South Village Area | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Darlinghurst % | Number | % | Darlinghurst % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 8,347 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 7,156 | 89.5 | 87.6 | +1,191 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,828 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 802 | 10.0 | 11.4 | +1,026 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 45 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 40 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +5 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 10,220 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,998 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,222 | |
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 9 separate houses in the area, 13 medium density dwellings, and 10,055 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Chinatown and CBD South Village Area in 2021 shows that 0.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0.1% were medium density dwellings, and 98.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 0.8%, 29.8%, and 68.6% in the Darlinghurst respectively.
In 2021, a total of 81.7% of the dwellings in Chinatown and CBD South Village Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.8% in Darlinghurst. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 17.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Darlinghurst (16.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Chinatown and CBD South Village Area increased by 2,222 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Chinatown and CBD South Village Area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- High density (+2,342 dwellings)
- Other (-128 dwellings)