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In Castle Hill, 26.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 1% in Beaumont Hills.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Castle Hill'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 Castle Hill.

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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
Castle Hill - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Beaumont Hills %Number%Beaumont Hills %2016 to 2021
Separate house8,98373.599.38,85475.696.3+128
Medium density1,61613.20.71,58113.53.5+34
High density1,62513.3--1,25110.7--+374
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----50.1---6
Not stated60.0--210.20.2-16
Total Private Dwellings12,230100.0100.011,715100.0100.0+515
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
Castle Hill20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Beaumont Hills %Number%Beaumont Hills %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings11,64595.198.011,08494.696.1+561
Unoccupied private dwellings5884.82.06235.33.9-35
Non private dwellings100.1--130.1---4
Total dwellings12,243100.0100.011,721100.0100.0+522
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 8,983 separate houses in the area, 1,616 medium density dwellings, and 1,625 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Castle Hill in 2021 shows that 73.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 13.2% were medium density dwellings, and 13.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 99.3%, 0.7%, and 0.0% in the Beaumont Hills respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.1% of the dwellings in Castle Hill were occupied on Census night, compared to 98.0% in Beaumont Hills. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Beaumont Hills (2.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Castle Hill increased by 522 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+374 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+128 dwellings)

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