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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Crows Nest - St Leonards, 91.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 40% in Hunters Hill Municipality.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Crows Nest - St Leonards'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 Crows Nest - St Leonards.
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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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| Crows Nest - St Leonards - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 292 | 6.9 | 59.3 | 254 | 6.8 | 60.1 | +37 |
| Medium density | 1,070 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 1,079 | 28.9 | 24.4 | -10 |
| High density | 2,833 | 66.7 | 14.7 | 2,363 | 63.3 | 14.9 | +470 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | 0.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Other | 38 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +25 |
| Not stated | 16 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -4 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 4,249 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,730 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +518 |
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| Crows Nest - St Leonards | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 3,791 | 89.5 | 90.9 | 3,348 | 89.8 | 91.4 | +442 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 441 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 379 | 10.2 | 8.2 | +62 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | +3 |
| Total dwellings | 4,235 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,728 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +507 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 292 separate houses in the area, 1,070 medium density dwellings, and 2,833 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Crows Nest - St Leonards in 2021 shows that 6.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.2% were medium density dwellings, and 66.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 59.3%, 25.5%, and 14.7% in the Hunters Hill Municipality respectively.
In 2021, a total of 89.5% of the dwellings in Crows Nest - St Leonards were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in Hunters Hill Municipality. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Hunters Hill Municipality (8.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Crows Nest - St Leonards increased by 507 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Crows Nest - St Leonards between 2016 and 2021 was:
- High density (+470 dwellings)
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