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In Camperdown, 98.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 97% in the City of Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Camperdown'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 Camperdown.

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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
Camperdown - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house150.51.960.21.9+9
Medium density2086.619.92085.721.8-1
High density2,91592.277.13,41493.574.6-499
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other180.60.6140.41.1+4
Not stated70.20.470.20.70
Total Private Dwellings3,163100.0100.03,649100.0100.0-487
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
Camperdown20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,76186.784.43,37991.689.1-619
Unoccupied private dwellings40412.715.13008.210.4+103
Non private dwellings180.60.580.20.5+10
Total dwellings3,183100.0100.03,688100.0100.0-505
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 15 separate houses in the area, 208 medium density dwellings, and 2,915 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Camperdown in 2021 shows that 0.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 6.6% were medium density dwellings, and 92.2% 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 86.7% of the dwellings in Camperdown were occupied on Census night, compared to 84.4% in the City of Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Sydney (15.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Camperdown decreased by 505 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Camperdown between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (-499 dwellings)

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