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Glebe Point Road Village Area

Dwelling type

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In Glebe Point Road Village Area, 95.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 97% in the City of Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Glebe Point Road 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 Glebe Point Road 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
Glebe Point Road Village Area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house3893.11.93142.71.9+75
Medium density4,55536.119.94,42538.021.8+130
High density7,49159.477.16,66557.374.6+826
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other1301.00.61181.01.1+12
Not stated510.40.41171.00.7-66
Total Private Dwellings12,616100.0100.011,639100.0100.0+977
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Glebe Point Road Village Area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Sydney %Number%City of Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings10,92585.984.410,63590.689.1+290
Unoccupied private dwellings1,70013.415.11,0559.010.4+645
Non private dwellings970.80.5500.40.5+47
Total dwellings12,722100.0100.011,740100.0100.0+982
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 389 separate houses in the area, 4,555 medium density dwellings, and 7,491 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Glebe Point Road Village Area in 2021 shows that 3.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 36.1% were medium density dwellings, and 59.4% 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 85.9% of the dwellings in Glebe Point Road Village Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 84.4% in the City of Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Sydney (15.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Glebe Point Road Village Area increased by 982 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Glebe Point Road Village Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+826 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+130 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+75 dwellings)

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