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In Attadale, 26.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 64% in the City of Canada Bay.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Attadale'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 Attadale.

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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
Attadale - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canada Bay %Number%City of Canada Bay %2011 to 2021
Separate house1,93073.335.11,87272.143.4+57
Medium density61123.219.865225.119.9-42
High density903.443.8642.536.0+25
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other0--1.230.10.6-3
Not stated30.10.250.20.2-2
Total Private Dwellings2,634100.0100.02,597100.0100.0+36
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Attadale20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Canada Bay %Number%City of Canada Bay %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,43892.591.32,34790.292.5+91
Unoccupied private dwellings1947.48.62539.87.4-60
Non private dwellings40.20.10--0.1+4
Total dwellings2,636100.0100.02,600100.0100.0+35
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,930 separate houses in the area, 611 medium density dwellings, and 90 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Attadale in 2021 shows that 73.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.2% were medium density dwellings, and 3.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 35.1%, 19.8%, and 43.8% in the the City of Canada Bay respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.5% of the dwellings in Attadale were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.3% in the City of Canada Bay. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Canada Bay (8.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Attadale increased by 36 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Attadale between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+57 dwellings)

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