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Castle Hill - North Ward

Dwelling type

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In Castle Hill - North Ward, 70.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Castle Hill - North Ward'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 Castle Hill - North Ward.

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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
Castle Hill - North Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba %Number%Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba %2016 to 2021
Separate house99728.674.797528.672.8+22
Medium density1,31437.710.61,26337.112.0+51
High density1,15133.111.51,16434.212.2-13
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--2.20--2.90
Other0--0.20----0
Not stated190.50.860.20.1+13
Total Private Dwellings3,481100.0100.03,408100.0100.0+73
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
Castle Hill - North Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba %Number%Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,93683.892.02,85682.887.6+80
Unoccupied private dwellings54615.67.957016.512.3-24
Non private dwellings230.70.1230.70.10
Total dwellings3,505100.0100.03,449100.0100.0+56
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 997 separate houses in the area, 1,314 medium density dwellings, and 1,151 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Castle Hill - North Ward in 2021 shows that 28.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 37.7% were medium density dwellings, and 33.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 74.7%, 10.6%, and 11.5% in the Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba respectively.

In 2021, a total of 83.8% of the dwellings in Castle Hill - North Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.0% in Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Idalia - Cluden - Oonoonba (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Castle Hill - North Ward increased by 56 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Castle Hill - North Ward between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+51 dwellings)

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