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Manly (Pittwater Road)

Dwelling type

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In Manly (Pittwater Road), 87.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Manly (Pittwater Road)'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 Manly (Pittwater Road).

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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
Manly (Pittwater Road) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house47511.853.446412.155.0+11
Medium density1,53838.118.81,41737.120.3+120
High density1,99749.427.11,90249.723.5+95
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other260.60.4361.00.5-11
Not stated40.10.230.10.4+1
Total Private Dwellings4,040100.0100.03,823100.0100.0+217
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
Manly (Pittwater Road)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,48485.891.93,34886.892.5+135
Unoccupied private dwellings55913.87.949512.87.3+63
Non private dwellings170.40.1150.40.2+1
Total dwellings4,060100.0100.03,859100.0100.0+200
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 475 separate houses in the area, 1,538 medium density dwellings, and 1,997 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Manly (Pittwater Road) in 2021 shows that 11.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 38.1% were medium density dwellings, and 49.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 85.8% of the dwellings in Manly (Pittwater Road) were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Manly (Pittwater Road) increased by 201 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Manly (Pittwater Road) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+120 dwellings)
  • High density (+95 dwellings)

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