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Harris Street Village Area

Dwelling type

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In Harris Street Village Area, 99.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 80% in Inner Sydney Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Harris Street 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 Harris Street 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.'

Dwelling structure
Harris Street Village Area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner Sydney Region %Number%Inner Sydney Region %2011 to 2021
Separate house70.118.9300.425.2-23
Medium density8018.326.61,09012.928.4-289
High density8,76291.053.27,28486.145.4+1,478
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.030.00.0-3
Other220.21.130.00.8+19
Not stated400.40.3480.60.3-8
Total Private Dwellings9,632100.0100.08,458100.0100.0+1,174
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Harris Street Village Area20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner Sydney Region %Number%Inner Sydney Region %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings8,27985.888.17,72991.191.6+550
Unoccupied private dwellings1,35714.111.67348.78.1+623
Non private dwellings100.10.3210.20.3-11
Total dwellings9,646100.0100.08,484100.0100.0+1,162
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 7 separate houses in the area, 801 medium density dwellings, and 8,762 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Harris Street Village Area in 2021 shows that 0.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.3% were medium density dwellings, and 91.0% 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 85.8% of the dwellings in Harris Street Village Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.1% in Inner Sydney Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 14.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Inner Sydney Region (11.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Harris Street Village Area increased by 1,162 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Harris Street Village Area between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+1,478 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-289 dwellings)

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