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In Rosebery, 85.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 97% in the City of Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Rosebery'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 Rosebery.

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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
Rosebery - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house76513.81.976523.01.90
Medium density2294.119.91434.321.8+86
High density4,55181.877.12,36971.174.6+2,182
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other80.10.6180.51.1-10
Not stated100.20.4351.10.7-25
Total Private Dwellings5,563100.0100.03,330100.0100.0+2,233
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
Rosebery20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,97889.484.43,02990.789.1+1,949
Unoccupied private dwellings58910.615.13079.210.4+282
Non private dwellings0--0.530.10.5-3
Total dwellings5,567100.0100.03,339100.0100.0+2,228
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 765 separate houses in the area, 229 medium density dwellings, and 4,551 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Rosebery in 2021 shows that 13.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.1% were medium density dwellings, and 81.8% 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 89.4% of the dwellings in Rosebery were occupied on Census night, compared to 84.4% in the City of Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Sydney (15.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Rosebery increased by 2,228 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Rosebery between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+2,182 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+86 dwellings)

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