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Arcadia - North Western Rural

Dwelling type

In Arcadia - North Western Rural, 1.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in Beecroft - Cheltenham.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Arcadia - North Western Rural'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 Arcadia - North Western Rural.

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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
Arcadia - North Western Rural - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Beecroft - Cheltenham %Number%Beecroft - Cheltenham %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,40398.180.21,27898.490.8+124
Medium density181.39.160.56.4+12
High density0--10.20--2.60
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----30.2---3
Other0--0.110.10.1-2
Not stated90.60.4100.80.1-1
Total Private Dwellings1,430100.0100.01,299100.0100.0+130
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Arcadia - North Western Rural20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Beecroft - Cheltenham %Number%Beecroft - Cheltenham %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,30891.095.41,21693.994.0+91
Unoccupied private dwellings1258.74.6725.65.9+52
Non private dwellings50.3--60.50.1-1
Total dwellings1,438100.0100.01,295100.0100.0+142
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,403 separate houses in the area, 18 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Arcadia - North Western Rural in 2021 shows that 98.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.2%, 9.1%, and 10.2% in the Beecroft - Cheltenham respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.0% of the dwellings in Arcadia - North Western Rural were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.4% in Beecroft - Cheltenham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Beecroft - Cheltenham (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Arcadia - North Western Rural increased by 143 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Arcadia - North Western Rural between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+124 dwellings)

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