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East Perth (Langley)

Dwelling type

In East Perth (Langley), 98.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 95% in the City of Perth.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of East Perth (Langley)'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 East Perth (Langley).

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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
East Perth (Langley) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Perth %Number%City of Perth %2016 to 2021
Separate house160.42.6180.52.3-2
Medium density792.09.61403.912.6-61
High density3,87996.985.43,47295.582.8+407
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.10
Other240.62.150.11.8+19
Not stated70.20.30--0.5+7
Total Private Dwellings4,005100.0100.03,635100.0100.0+370
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
East Perth (Langley)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Perth %Number%City of Perth %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,23180.179.43,00081.781.9+231
Unoccupied private dwellings78519.520.065517.817.4+130
Non private dwellings190.50.6160.40.7+3
Total dwellings4,035100.0100.03,671100.0100.0+364
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 16 separate houses in the area, 79 medium density dwellings, and 3,879 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in East Perth (Langley) in 2021 shows that 0.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.0% were medium density dwellings, and 96.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 2.6%, 9.6%, and 85.4% in the the City of Perth respectively.

In 2021, a total of 80.1% of the dwellings in East Perth (Langley) were occupied on Census night, compared to 79.4% in the City of Perth. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 19.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Perth (20.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in East Perth (Langley) increased by 364 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in East Perth (Langley) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+407 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-61 dwellings)

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