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Wollondilly Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Wollondilly Shire

Dwelling type

In Wollondilly Shire, 4.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wollondilly Shire'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 Wollondilly Shire.

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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
Wollondilly Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house17,80394.253.415,65793.555.0+2,146
Medium density9084.818.88715.220.3+37
High density70.027.160.023.5+1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat800.40.11030.60.2-23
Other580.30.4520.30.5+6
Not stated460.20.2580.30.4-12
Total Private Dwellings18,902100.0100.016,747100.0100.0+2,155
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
Wollondilly Shire20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings18,01095.291.915,80994.292.5+2,201
Unoccupied private dwellings8944.77.99495.77.3-55
Non private dwellings210.10.1240.10.2-3
Total dwellings18,925100.0100.016,782100.0100.0+2,143
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

In 2021, there were 17,803 separate houses in the area, 908 medium density dwellings, and 7 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Wollondilly Shire in 2021 shows that 94.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.2% of the dwellings in Wollondilly Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Wollondilly Shire increased by 2,143 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Wollondilly Shire between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+2,146 dwellings)

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