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City of West Torrens

Dwelling type

In the City of West Torrens 29.0% of people aged 80 years or more were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of West Torrens's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.

For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?

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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
City of West Torrens - 80 years or more20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater AdelaideNumber%Greater Adelaide2016 to 2021
Separate house2,28370.669.82,20972.069.8+74
Medium density86026.627.978125.428.3+79
High density792.41.8702.31.3+9
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.130.10.2-3
Other00.00.130.10.1-3
Not stated120.40.230.10.3+9
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings3,234100.0100.03,069100.0100.0+165
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
City of West Torrens - 80 years or more20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater AdelaideNumber%Greater Adelaide2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,23480.882.83,06980.680.5+165
Non private dwellings76819.217.274019.419.5+28
Total people counted in occupied dwellings4,002100.0100.03,809100.0100.0+193
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 80 years or more in the City of West Torrens in 2021 shows that 70.6% of people aged 80 years or more were living in separate houses; 26.6% were in medium density dwellings, and 2.4% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 69.8%, 27.9%, and 1.8% in the Greater Adelaide respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people aged 80 years or more in occupied private dwellings in the City of West Torrens increased by 165 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 80 years or more in the City of West Torrens between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+79 persons)
  • Separate house (+74 persons)

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