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Villawood

Dwelling type

In Villawood, 30.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Ashbury.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Villawood'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 Villawood.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwellings

Dwelling structure
Villawood - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Ashbury %Number%Ashbury %2016 to 2021
Separate house
1,09469.090.892067.892.2+174
map this data in atlas.idMedium density29018.38.625518.87.5+35
map this data in atlas.idHigh density18911.9--18113.3--+8
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
00.0--00.0--0
Other
30.20.300.00.3+3
Not stated
90.60.400.0--+9

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
Villawood20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Ashbury %Number%Ashbury %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,46893.196.11,28394.393.1+185
Unoccupied private dwellings1086.93.9785.76.9+30
Non private dwellings00.0--00.0--0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Other, Ashbury: 0.3% Medium density, Ashbury: 8.6% Separate house, Ashbury: 90.8% Other, Villawood: 0.2% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Villawood: 0.0% High density, Villawood: 11.9% Medium density, Villawood: 18.3% Separate house, Villawood: 69.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021 Other, Villawood: +3 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Villawood: 0 High density, Villawood: +8 Medium density, Villawood: +35 Separate house, Villawood: +174
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,094 separate houses in the area, 290 medium density dwellings, and 189 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Villawood in 2021 shows that 69.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.3% were medium density dwellings, and 11.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.8%, 8.6%, and 0.0% in the Ashbury respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.1% of the dwellings in Villawood were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.1% in Ashbury. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Ashbury (3.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Villawood increased by 215 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+174 dwellings)
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