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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn City of Canterbury Bankstown, 51.9% of Chinese languages speakers were living in medium or high density dwellings.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of City of Canterbury Bankstown's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.
For non-English speaking populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.
Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Housing Tenure and Household Type of the non-English speaking communities in City of Canterbury Bankstown.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| City of Canterbury Bankstown - Chinese languages | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 15,823 | 47.4 | 50.6 | 14,535 | 46.0 | 48.0 | +1,288 |
| Medium density | 9,974 | 29.8 | 16.1 | 10,376 | 32.8 | 17.8 | -402 |
| High density | 7,384 | 22.1 | 32.9 | 6,384 | 20.2 | 33.4 | +1,000 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Other | 150 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 188 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -38 |
| Not stated | 83 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 125 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -42 |
| Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 33,414 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 31,608 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,806 |
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| City of Canterbury Bankstown - Chinese languages | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 33,404 | 99.6 | 99.1 | 31,608 | 99.2 | 98.4 | +1,796 |
| Non private dwellings | 127 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 251 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -124 |
| Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 33,531 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 31,859 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,672 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the types of dwellings for Chinese languages speakers in City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 shows that 47.4% of Chinese languages speakers were living in separate houses; 29.8% were medium density dwellings, and 22.1% were high density dwellings, compared with 50.6%, 16.1%, and 32.9% in Greater Sydney respectively.
Emerging groups
The total number of Chinese languages speakers in occupied private dwellings in City of Canterbury Bankstown increased by 1,806 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings for Chinese languages speakers in the City of Canterbury Bankstown between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+1,288 persons)
- High density (+1,000 persons)
- Medium density (-402 persons)
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