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Bayside Council area

Dwelling type

In Bayside Council area, 66.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bayside Council area'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 Bayside Council area.

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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
Bayside Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house24,23832.453.423,78538.455.0+453
Medium density12,98117.418.812,04619.420.3+935
High density36,67849.127.125,27340.823.5+11,405
Caravans, cabin, houseboat770.10.1850.10.2-8
Other5620.80.45140.80.5+48
Not stated1910.30.22540.40.4-63
Total Private Dwellings74,727100.0100.061,957100.0100.0+12,770
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
Bayside Council area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings68,21891.291.957,64992.992.5+10,569
Unoccupied private dwellings6,5138.77.94,3096.97.3+2,204
Non private dwellings1030.10.1860.10.2+17
Total dwellings74,834100.0100.062,044100.0100.0+12,790
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 24,238 separate houses in the area, 12,981 medium density dwellings, and 36,678 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bayside Council area in 2021 shows that 32.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.4% were medium density dwellings, and 49.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.2% of the dwellings in Bayside Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bayside Council area increased by 12,790 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bayside Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+11,405 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+935 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+453 dwellings)

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