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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 97% in the City of Sydney.

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)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2006 to 2021
Separate house70.11.9200.34.8-13
Medium density8018.319.979410.125.3+7
High density8,76291.077.17,01189.668.7+1,751
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other220.20.630.00.9+19
Not stated400.40.40--0.3+40
Total Private Dwellings9,632100.0100.07,828100.0100.0+1,803
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Harris Street Village Area20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings8,27985.884.47,47495.691.1+804
Unoccupied private dwellings1,35714.115.13364.38.5+1,021
Non private dwellings100.10.580.10.5+2
Total dwellings9,646100.0100.07,819100.0100.0+1,827
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 1.9%, 19.9%, and 77.1% in the the City of Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 85.8% of the dwellings in Harris Street Village Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 84.4% in the City of Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 14.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Sydney (15.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Harris Street Village Area increased by 1,827 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Harris Street Village Area between 2006 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+1,751 dwellings)

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