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Lockleys Ward

Dwelling type

In Lockleys Ward, 25.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 26% in Greater Adelaide.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Lockleys 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 Lockleys 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
Lockleys Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2011 to 2021
Separate house2,55073.973.32,45374.875.8+97
Medium density85424.723.179324.221.8+60
High density320.93.0310.92.0+1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.20--0.20
Other0--0.130.10.1-3
Not stated150.40.20--0.0+15
Total Private Dwellings3,451100.0100.03,281100.0100.0+170
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Lockleys Ward20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,23993.793.23,04492.792.0+194
Unoccupied private dwellings2156.26.72357.27.8-20
Non private dwellings30.10.130.10.10
Total dwellings3,457100.0100.03,283100.0100.0+174
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,550 separate houses in the area, 854 medium density dwellings, and 32 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Lockleys Ward in 2021 shows that 73.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 24.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 73.3%, 23.1%, and 3.0% in the Greater Adelaide respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.7% of the dwellings in Lockleys Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.2% in Greater Adelaide. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Adelaide (6.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Lockleys Ward increased by 174 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Lockleys Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+97 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+60 dwellings)

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