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Homebush (South)

Dwelling type

In Homebush (South), 68.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 67% in Sydney - Inner West SA4.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Homebush (South)'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 Homebush (South).

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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
Homebush (South) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Sydney - Inner West SA4 %Number%Sydney - Inner West SA4 %2016 to 2021
Separate house34129.932.132634.334.8+15
Medium density20818.226.519420.530.9+13
High density57750.540.141743.832.5+160
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other121.11.091.01.2+2
Not stated40.40.340.50.6-1
Total Private Dwellings1,142100.0100.0953100.0100.0+189
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
Homebush (South)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Sydney - Inner West SA4 %Number%Sydney - Inner West SA4 %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,00487.890.788893.592.7+116
Unoccupied private dwellings13311.69.1586.27.1+74
Non private dwellings60.50.230.30.2+3
Total dwellings1,143100.0100.0950100.0100.0+193
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 341 separate houses in the area, 208 medium density dwellings, and 577 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Homebush (South) in 2021 shows that 29.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.2% were medium density dwellings, and 50.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 32.1%, 26.5%, and 40.1% in the Sydney - Inner West SA4 respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.8% of the dwellings in Homebush (South) were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.7% in Sydney - Inner West SA4. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Sydney - Inner West SA4 (9.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Homebush (South) increased by 193 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Homebush (South) between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+160 dwellings)

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