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Hamilton East

Dwelling type

In Hamilton East, 11.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in Hunter Region SA4.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hamilton East'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 Hamilton East.

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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
Hamilton East - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hunter Region SA4 %Number%Hunter Region SA4 %1996 to 2021
Separate house34888.579.730679.981.8+41
Medium density358.915.54612.012.1-11
High density102.53.8195.02.0-9
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.60--1.30
Other0--0.230.80.6-3
Not stated0--0.292.42.2-9
Total Private Dwellings393100.0100.0383100.0100.0+9
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Hamilton East20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hunter Region SA4 %Number%Hunter Region SA4 %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings36892.091.635192.390.6+16
Unoccupied private dwellings287.08.2287.49.10
Non private dwellings41.00.210.30.2+3
Total dwellings400100.0100.0380100.0100.0+19
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 348 separate houses in the area, 35 medium density dwellings, and 10 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hamilton East in 2021 shows that 88.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.9% were medium density dwellings, and 2.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.7%, 15.5%, and 3.8% in the Hunter Region SA4 respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.0% of the dwellings in Hamilton East were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.6% in Hunter Region SA4. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Hunter Region SA4 (8.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Hamilton East increased by 20 between 1996 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Hamilton East between 1996 and 2021.

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