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In Sale, 16.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 3% in Stratford and surrounds.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sale'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 Sale.

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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
Sale - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Stratford and surrounds %Number%Stratford and surrounds %2016 to 2021
Separate house5,56782.794.75,33981.898.5+228
Medium density1,04415.52.81,05516.2---11
High density440.7--420.6--+2
Caravans, cabin, houseboat490.71.4631.00.9-14
Other100.10.7150.2---5
Not stated160.20.3160.20.60
Total Private Dwellings6,730100.0100.06,530100.0100.0+200
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
Sale20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Stratford and surrounds %Number%Stratford and surrounds %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,09390.292.95,73787.792.9+356
Unoccupied private dwellings6449.57.178512.07.1-141
Non private dwellings210.3--190.3--+2
Total dwellings6,758100.0100.06,541100.0100.0+217
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 5,567 separate houses in the area, 1,044 medium density dwellings, and 44 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sale in 2021 shows that 82.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 15.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.7%, 2.8%, and 0.0% in the Stratford and surrounds respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.2% of the dwellings in Sale were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.9% in Stratford and surrounds. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Stratford and surrounds (7.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Sale increased by 217 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Sale between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+228 dwellings)

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