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In Black Forest, 42.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in the City of Burnside.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Black Forest'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 Black Forest.

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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
Black Forest - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Burnside %Number%City of Burnside %2016 to 2021
Separate house53557.465.252256.265.6+13
Medium density38541.331.239042.032.3-5
High density121.33.2131.42.0-1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.10--0.10
Not stated0--0.240.40.2-4
Total Private Dwellings932100.0100.0929100.0100.0+3
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
Black Forest20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Burnside %Number%City of Burnside %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings86092.992.085092.089.9+10
Unoccupied private dwellings667.17.9748.010.0-8
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings926100.0100.0924100.0100.0+2
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 535 separate houses in the area, 385 medium density dwellings, and 12 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Black Forest in 2021 shows that 57.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 41.3% were medium density dwellings, and 1.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.2%, 31.2%, and 3.2% in the the City of Burnside respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.9% of the dwellings in Black Forest were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.0% in the City of Burnside. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Burnside (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Black Forest increased by 2 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Black Forest between 2016 and 2021.

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