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Griffith (West)

Dwelling type

In Griffith (West), 15.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in Griffith City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Griffith (West)'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 Griffith (West).

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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
Griffith (West) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Griffith City %Number%Griffith City %2016 to 2021
Separate house85883.582.779980.481.7+59
Medium density15114.715.118018.215.8-30
High density90.90.380.80.3+1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.90--0.80
Other30.30.620.20.6+1
Not stated60.60.430.40.8+2
Total Private Dwellings1,027100.0100.0994100.0100.0+33
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
Griffith (West)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Griffith City %Number%Griffith City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings92890.492.791991.990.6+8
Unoccupied private dwellings959.37.0818.19.1+14
Non private dwellings30.30.30--0.3+3
Total dwellings1,026100.0100.01,001100.0100.0+25
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 858 separate houses in the area, 151 medium density dwellings, and 9 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Griffith (West) in 2021 shows that 83.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 82.7%, 15.1%, and 0.3% in the Griffith City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in Griffith (West) were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.7% in Griffith City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Griffith City (7.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Griffith (West) increased by 25 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Griffith (West) between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+59 dwellings)

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