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Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga

Dwelling type

In Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga, 9.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Rural West.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga'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 Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga.

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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
Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Rural West %Number%Rural West %2011 to 2021
Separate house1,06087.497.480185.493.3+259
Medium density1159.50.4859.15.3+30
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat383.11.7454.81.2-7
Other0----70.70.3-7
Not stated0--0.50----0
Total Private Dwellings1,213100.0100.0938100.0100.0+275
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Rural West %Number%Rural West %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,13593.191.988393.186.7+252
Unoccupied private dwellings776.38.1545.713.3+23
Non private dwellings70.6--111.2---4
Total dwellings1,219100.0100.0948100.0100.0+271
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,060 separate houses in the area, 115 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 38 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga in 2021 shows that 87.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 97.4%, 0.4%, and 0.0% in the Rural West respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.1% of the dwellings in Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Rural West. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Rural West (8.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga increased by 271 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+259 dwellings)

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