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Darling Point

Dwelling type

In Darling Point, 93.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 78% in Woollahra Municipality.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Darling Point'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 Darling Point.

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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
Darling Point - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Woollahra Municipality %Number%Woollahra Municipality %2016 to 2021
Separate house1526.221.01355.519.9+17
Medium density28211.529.230312.330.7-22
High density2,01481.948.62,01581.448.1-1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.90--0.80
Not stated110.40.3220.90.5-11
Total Private Dwellings2,459100.0100.02,476100.0100.0-18
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Darling Point20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Woollahra Municipality %Number%Woollahra Municipality %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,95579.686.12,10985.389.0-155
Unoccupied private dwellings49720.213.736114.610.9+135
Non private dwellings30.10.220.10.2+1
Total dwellings2,455100.0100.02,473100.0100.0-19
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 152 separate houses in the area, 282 medium density dwellings, and 2,014 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Darling Point in 2021 shows that 6.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.5% were medium density dwellings, and 81.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 21.0%, 29.2%, and 48.6% in the Woollahra Municipality respectively.

In 2021, a total of 79.6% of the dwellings in Darling Point were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.1% in Woollahra Municipality. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 20.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Woollahra Municipality (13.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Darling Point decreased by 18 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Darling Point between 2016 and 2021.

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