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North Tamworth

Dwelling type

In North Tamworth, 39.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in Oxley Vale.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of North Tamworth'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 North Tamworth.

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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
North Tamworth - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Oxley Vale %Number%Oxley Vale %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,36758.892.01,26363.893.4+104
Medium density91439.36.870535.66.3+209
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.30--0.30
Not stated421.80.8100.5--+32
Total Private Dwellings2,323100.0100.01,978100.0100.0+345
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
North Tamworth20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Oxley Vale %Number%Oxley Vale %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,17093.293.51,79589.989.9+374
Unoccupied private dwellings1496.46.51889.59.9-40
Non private dwellings90.4--120.60.2-3
Total dwellings2,328100.0100.01,996100.0100.0+332
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 1,367 separate houses in the area, 914 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in North Tamworth in 2021 shows that 58.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 39.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.0%, 6.8%, and 0.0% in the Oxley Vale respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.2% of the dwellings in North Tamworth were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.5% in Oxley Vale. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.4%, which is similar compared to that found in Oxley Vale (6.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in North Tamworth increased by 332 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Medium density (+209 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+104 dwellings)

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