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Waverley Local Government Area (LGA)Community profile

In Vaucluse, 81.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 83% in Waverley Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Vaucluse'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 Vaucluse.

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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
Vaucluse - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %1991 to 2021
Separate house22316.614.723819.518.6-15
Medium density28221.030.429223.935.0-10
High density81660.652.966054.042.8+156
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other181.31.740.31.0+14
Not stated70.50.2292.42.6-22
Total Private Dwellings1,346100.0100.01,223100.0100.0+123
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
Vaucluse20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,21489.888.41,13092.390.3+84
Unoccupied private dwellings13810.211.4947.79.4+44
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.30
Total dwellings1,352100.0100.01,224100.0100.0+128
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 223 separate houses in the area, 282 medium density dwellings, and 816 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Vaucluse in 2021 shows that 16.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.0% were medium density dwellings, and 60.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 14.7%, 30.4%, and 52.9% in the Waverley Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.8% of the dwellings in Vaucluse were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.4% in Waverley Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Waverley Council area (11.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Vaucluse increased by 128 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Vaucluse between 1991 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+156 dwellings)

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