In 2021, there were 4,830 separate houses in the area, 9,961 medium density dwellings, and 17,347 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Waverley Council Area in 2021 shows that 14.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.4% were medium density dwellings, and 52.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 33.4%, 24.1%, and 41.5% in the SSROC region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 88.4% of the dwellings in Waverley Council Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.3% in SSROC region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.4%, which is larger compared to that found in SSROC region (9.4%).