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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Erskineville - Eveleigh, 96.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 80% in Inner Sydney Region.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Erskineville - Eveleigh'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 Erskineville - Eveleigh.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Erskineville - Eveleigh - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Inner Sydney Region % | Number | % | Inner Sydney Region % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 164 | 3.0 | 18.9 | 176 | 4.7 | 25.2 | -13 |
| Medium density | 2,053 | 37.3 | 26.6 | 1,764 | 47.2 | 28.4 | +289 |
| High density | 3,249 | 59.0 | 53.2 | 1,797 | 48.0 | 45.4 | +1,451 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- | 0.0 | 0 |
| Other | 25 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +22 |
| Not stated | 12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | +12 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 5,503 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,741 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,761 |
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| Erskineville - Eveleigh | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Inner Sydney Region % | Number | % | Inner Sydney Region % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,984 | 90.5 | 88.1 | 3,511 | 93.7 | 91.6 | +1,472 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 517 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 234 | 6.3 | 8.1 | +282 |
| Non private dwellings | 7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | +7 |
| Total dwellings | 5,508 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,746 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,762 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 164 separate houses in the area, 2,053 medium density dwellings, and 3,249 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Erskineville - Eveleigh in 2021 shows that 3.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 37.3% were medium density dwellings, and 59.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 18.9%, 26.6%, and 53.2% in the Inner Sydney Region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.5% of the dwellings in Erskineville - Eveleigh were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.1% in Inner Sydney Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Inner Sydney Region (11.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Erskineville - Eveleigh increased by 1,762 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Erskineville - Eveleigh between 2011 and 2021 were:
- High density (+1,451 dwellings)
- Medium density (+289 dwellings)
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