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Clarence Park Ward

Dwelling type

In Clarence Park Ward, 34.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 43% in the City of Unley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Clarence Park Ward'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 Clarence Park Ward.

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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
Clarence Park Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,72465.656.81,71465.957.1+10
Medium density89033.838.587033.438.6+20
High density120.54.4130.53.9-1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.110.00.1-1
Not stated40.20.240.20.20
Total Private Dwellings2,630100.0100.02,602100.0100.0+27
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
Clarence Park Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,46293.691.72,39991.889.8+62
Unoccupied private dwellings1696.48.12158.29.9-47
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings2,631100.0100.02,615100.0100.0+16
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 1,724 separate houses in the area, 890 medium density dwellings, and 12 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Clarence Park Ward in 2021 shows that 65.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 33.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.5% 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 93.6% of the dwellings in Clarence Park Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in the City of Unley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Unley (8.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Clarence Park Ward increased by 16 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Clarence Park Ward between 2016 and 2021.

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