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UWA-QEII Precinct Plan

Dwelling type

In UWA-QEII Precinct Plan, 68.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 61% in Inner Perth.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of UWA-QEII Precinct Plan'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 UWA-QEII Precinct Plan.

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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
UWA-QEII Precinct Plan - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner Perth %Number%Inner Perth %2016 to 2021
Separate house80031.937.777131.239.1+28
Medium density90936.328.190536.630.8+3
High density79831.833.479532.129.2+3
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other0--0.60--0.60
Not stated0--0.240.20.4-4
Total Private Dwellings2,507100.0100.02,477100.0100.0+31
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
UWA-QEII Precinct Plan20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner Perth %Number%Inner Perth %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,14985.386.92,11285.085.9+37
Unoccupied private dwellings36914.712.836714.813.8+3
Non private dwellings00.00.370.30.3-7
Total dwellings2,519100.0100.02,486100.0100.0+33
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 800 separate houses in the area, 909 medium density dwellings, and 798 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in UWA-QEII Precinct Plan in 2021 shows that 31.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 36.3% were medium density dwellings, and 31.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 37.7%, 28.1%, and 33.4% in the Inner Perth respectively.

In 2021, a total of 85.3% of the dwellings in UWA-QEII Precinct Plan were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.9% in Inner Perth. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 14.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Inner Perth (12.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in UWA-QEII Precinct Plan increased by 33 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in UWA-QEII Precinct Plan between 2016 and 2021.

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