Cowandilla - Hilton
Dwelling type
In Cowandilla - Hilton, 27.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 37% in Underdale.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cowandilla - Hilton'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 Cowandilla - Hilton.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Cowandilla - Hilton | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Underdale % | Number | % | Underdale % | 2016 to 2021 | |
Occupied private dwellings | 940 | 91.6 | 92.5 | 921 | 89.9 | 89.3 | +19 | 27500 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 86 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 103 | 10.1 | 10.7 | -17 | 27501 |
Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27502 |
Total dwellings | 1,026 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 730 separate houses in the area, 279 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Cowandilla - Hilton in 2021 shows that 71.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 27.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 62.7%, 36.7%, and 0.0% in the Underdale respectively.
In 2021, a total of 91.6% of the dwellings in Cowandilla - Hilton were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.5% in Underdale. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Underdale (7.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Cowandilla - Hilton increased by 2 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Cowandilla - Hilton between 2016 and 2021.