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In Millswood, 11.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 43% in the City of Unley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Millswood'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 Millswood.

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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
Millswood - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Separate house74488.256.873090.057.1+14
Medium density9711.538.58010.038.6+16
High density0--4.40--3.90
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.100.10.1-1
Not stated30.40.20--0.2+3
Total Private Dwellings844100.0100.0811100.0100.0+32
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Millswood20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings79895.191.776592.089.8+32
Unoccupied private dwellings414.98.1668.09.9-25
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings839100.0100.0831100.0100.0+7
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 744 separate houses in the area, 97 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Millswood in 2021 shows that 88.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 56.8%, 38.5%, and 4.4% in the the City of Unley respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.1% of the dwellings in Millswood were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in the City of Unley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Unley (8.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Millswood increased by 8 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Millswood between 2016 and 2021.

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