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Tamworth Regional Council

Dwelling type

In Tamworth Regional Council, 12.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Regional NSW.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Tamworth Regional Council'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 Tamworth Regional Council.

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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
Tamworth Regional Council - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Separate house23,91486.580.622,18685.280.2+1,728
Medium density3,25411.814.62,93711.314.3+317
High density600.22.9530.22.5+7
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2330.81.23291.31.7-96
Other450.20.43571.40.7-312
Not stated1360.50.41670.60.7-31
Total Private Dwellings27,642100.0100.026,029100.0100.0+1,613
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
Tamworth Regional Council20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings25,34191.489.223,45989.887.3+1,882
Unoccupied private dwellings2,2988.310.52,5809.912.3-282
Non private dwellings880.30.3950.40.4-7
Total dwellings27,727100.0100.026,134100.0100.0+1,593
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 23,914 separate houses in the area, 3,254 medium density dwellings, and 60 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Tamworth Regional Council in 2021 shows that 86.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.6%, 14.6%, and 2.9% in the Regional NSW respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.4% of the dwellings in Tamworth Regional Council were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional NSW (10.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Tamworth Regional Council increased by 1,593 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Tamworth Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,728 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+317 dwellings)
  • Other (-312 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-96 dwellings)

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