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Croydon (South)

Dwelling type

In Croydon (South), 33.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 66% in Burwood Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Croydon (South)'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 Croydon (South).

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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
Croydon (South) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Burwood Council area %Number%Burwood Council area %2006 to 2021
Separate house58164.132.863682.454.3-56
Medium density17018.820.511014.318.8+59
High density13514.945.20--26.4+135
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other161.80.8243.20.5-9
Not stated40.40.60--0.0+4
Total Private Dwellings906100.0100.0772100.0100.0+133
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Croydon (South)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Burwood Council area %Number%Burwood Council area %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings85894.391.573594.193.4+122
Unoccupied private dwellings444.88.3374.86.2+7
Non private dwellings80.90.381.10.4-1
Total dwellings910100.0100.0781100.0100.0+128
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 581 separate houses in the area, 170 medium density dwellings, and 135 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Croydon (South) in 2021 shows that 64.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.8% were medium density dwellings, and 14.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 32.8%, 20.5%, and 45.2% in the Burwood Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.3% of the dwellings in Croydon (South) were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.5% in Burwood Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Burwood Council area (8.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Croydon (South) increased by 129 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Croydon (South) between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+135 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+59 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-56 dwellings)

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