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Fulham - West Beach

Dwelling type

In Fulham - West Beach, 16.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 52% in Keswick Ward.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fulham - West Beach'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 Fulham - West Beach.

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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
Fulham - West Beach - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Keswick Ward %Number%Keswick Ward %2011 to 2021
Separate house1,69283.547.31,66386.950.6+29
Medium density31315.443.322411.742.3+89
High density150.79.1170.97.1-2
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----30.2---3
Not stated60.30.360.3--0
Total Private Dwellings2,026100.0100.01,913100.0100.0+113
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Fulham - West Beach20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Keswick Ward %Number%Keswick Ward %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,85691.891.61,75491.991.2+102
Unoccupied private dwellings1628.08.41528.08.7+10
Non private dwellings30.10.130.20.10
Total dwellings2,021100.0100.01,909100.0100.0+112
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 1,692 separate houses in the area, 313 medium density dwellings, and 15 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fulham - West Beach in 2021 shows that 83.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 15.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 47.3%, 43.3%, and 9.1% in the Keswick Ward respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.8% of the dwellings in Fulham - West Beach were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.6% in Keswick Ward. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Keswick Ward (8.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Fulham - West Beach increased by 112 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Fulham - West Beach between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+89 dwellings)

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