idc-logo
svg rectangle color
Wagga Wagga City CouncilCommunity profile

In Mount Austin, 11.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Wagga Wagga (Central).

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mount Austin'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 Mount Austin.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwelling structure
Mount Austin - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wagga Wagga (Central) %Number%Wagga Wagga (Central) %1991 to 2021
Separate house1,60688.151.61,55193.762.6+55
Medium density21411.741.1875.330.0+127
High density0--4.80--3.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.40
Other30.21.530.22.90
Not stated0--0.9140.80.3-14
Total Private Dwellings1,823100.0100.01,655100.0100.0+168
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Mount Austin20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wagga Wagga (Central) %Number%Wagga Wagga (Central) %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,69392.388.61,57195.190.6+122
Unoccupied private dwellings1377.510.2814.98.5+56
Non private dwellings40.21.20--1.0+4
Total dwellings1,834100.0100.01,652100.0100.0+182
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,606 separate houses in the area, 214 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mount Austin in 2021 shows that 88.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 51.6%, 41.1%, and 4.8% in the Wagga Wagga (Central) respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.3% of the dwellings in Mount Austin were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.6% in Wagga Wagga (Central). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Wagga Wagga (Central) (10.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Mount Austin increased by 182 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Mount Austin between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+127 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+55 dwellings)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices. Stats NZ Data and the copyright in the Stats NZ Data remains the property of the Statistics New Zealand.

The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the Stats NZ Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. Stats NZ Data can be accessed on the Statistics New Zealand website at www.stats.govt.nz. Unless otherwise specified, content that Stats NZ produce is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. For further information see https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/copyright/.