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Willoughby City

Dwelling type

In Willoughby City Council 44.8% of people reporting a need for assistance were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Willoughby City Council's residential role and function. For people with a disability, housing type can indicate the location where this community lives. It can also indicate the level of assistance with access to housing and transport required by the community.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for people with a disability in Willoughby City Council.

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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
Willoughby City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Separate house1,35155.168.71,07456.368.7+277
Medium density30312.418.424512.819.2+58
High density79532.412.457830.311.2+217
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other30.10.250.30.3-2
Not stated0--0.260.30.4-6
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings2,452100.0100.01,908100.0100.0+544
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
Willoughby City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,45282.491.51,90870.584.8+544
Non private dwellings52317.68.579829.515.2-275
Total people counted in occupied dwellings2,975100.0100.02,706100.0100.0+269
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 reporting a need for assistance in Willoughby City Council in 2021 shows that 55.1% of people with a need for assistance were in separate houses; 12.4% were medium density dwellings, and 32.4% were high density dwellings, compared with 68.7%, 18.4%, and 12.4% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in dwellings in Willoughby City Council increased by 269 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Willoughby City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+277 persons)
  • High density (+217 persons)
  • Medium density (+58 persons)

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