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West Pennant Hills

Dwelling type

In West Pennant Hills, 8.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in North Kellyville.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of West Pennant Hills'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 West Pennant Hills.

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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
West Pennant Hills - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%North Kellyville %Number%North Kellyville %1996 to 2021
Separate house3,97191.680.53,04790.085.7+923
Medium density3668.44.12617.72.4+104
High density0--15.3270.8---27
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----0--1.40
Not stated0--0.1501.510.5-51
Total Private Dwellings4,337100.0100.03,387100.0100.0+950
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
West Pennant Hills20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%North Kellyville %Number%North Kellyville %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,22297.395.73,22995.794.3+992
Unoccupied private dwellings1192.74.31464.35.7-28
Non private dwellings0----0----0
Total dwellings4,341100.0100.03,376100.0100.0+965
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,971 separate houses in the area, 366 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in West Pennant Hills in 2021 shows that 91.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.5%, 4.1%, and 15.3% in the North Kellyville respectively.

In 2021, a total of 97.3% of the dwellings in West Pennant Hills were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.7% in North Kellyville. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in North Kellyville (4.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in West Pennant Hills increased by 965 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in West Pennant Hills between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+923 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+104 dwellings)

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