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Goodwood Ward

Dwelling type

In Goodwood Ward, 50.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 43% in the City of Unley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Goodwood 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 Goodwood 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
Goodwood Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,48448.956.81,46748.457.1+17
Medium density1,30242.938.51,33944.238.6-37
High density2438.04.42147.13.9+28
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.140.20.1-5
Not stated40.10.230.10.2+1
Total Private Dwellings3,033100.0100.03,028100.0100.0+4
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
Goodwood Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,76090.891.72,70990.289.8+50
Unoccupied private dwellings2759.18.12939.89.9-19
Non private dwellings30.10.10--0.2+3
Total dwellings3,038100.0100.03,003100.0100.0+35
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 1,484 separate houses in the area, 1,302 medium density dwellings, and 243 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Goodwood Ward in 2021 shows that 48.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 42.9% were medium density dwellings, and 8.0% 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 90.8% of the dwellings in Goodwood Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in the City of Unley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.1%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Unley (8.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Goodwood Ward increased by 35 between 2016 and 2021.

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

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