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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Albany - Centennial Park and District, 14.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional WA.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Albany - Centennial Park and District'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 Albany - Centennial Park and District.
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'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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Albany - Centennial Park and District - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional WA % | Number | % | Regional WA % | 2001 to 2021 |
Separate house | 1,567 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 1,261 | 79.5 | 80.5 | +305 |
Medium density | 270 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 226 | 14.3 | 10.6 | +44 |
High density | 0 | -- | 0.5 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -24 |
Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 36 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 45 | 2.8 | 5.8 | -9 |
Other | 25 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 17 | 1.1 | 1.7 | +8 |
Not stated | 15 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 12 | 0.8 | 1.2 | +3 |
Total Private Dwellings | 1,913 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,586 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +327 |
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Albany - Centennial Park and District | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional WA % | Number | % | Regional WA % | 2001 to 2021 |
Occupied private dwellings | 1,607 | 82.6 | 82.4 | 1,346 | 83.8 | 83.5 | +261 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 310 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 239 | 14.9 | 15.9 | +70 |
Non private dwellings | 29 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 19 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +9 |
Total dwellings | 1,946 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,605 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +340 |
In 2021, there were 1,567 separate houses in the area, 270 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 36 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Albany - Centennial Park and District in 2021 shows that 81.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.9%, 10.2%, and 0.5% in the Regional WA respectively.
In 2021, a total of 82.6% of the dwellings in Albany - Centennial Park and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.4% in Regional WA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional WA (17.0%).
The total number of dwellings in Albany - Centennial Park and District increased by 341 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Albany - Centennial Park and District between 2001 and 2021 was:
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