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In Warnbro, 3.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Southern River.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Warnbro'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 Warnbro.

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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
Warnbro - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Southern River %Number%Southern River %2016 to 2021
Separate house17,56396.294.716,10595.192.8+1,458
Medium density6633.65.18084.87.1-145
High density0--0.10----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat40.0--80.00.0-4
Other0--0.170.00.0-7
Not stated310.20.1140.10.1+17
Total Private Dwellings18,261100.0100.016,942100.0100.0+1,319
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
Dwelling type
Warnbro20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Southern River %Number%Southern River %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,95992.895.615,25690.092.8+1,703
Unoccupied private dwellings1,3047.14.31,68910.07.2-385
Non private dwellings40.00.00--0.0+4
Total dwellings18,267100.0100.016,945100.0100.0+1,322
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 17,563 separate houses in the area, 663 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Warnbro in 2021 shows that 96.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 3.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.7%, 5.1%, and 0.1% in the Southern River respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.8% of the dwellings in Warnbro were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.6% in Southern River. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Southern River (4.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Warnbro increased by 1,322 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Warnbro between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,458 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-145 dwellings)

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