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Dwelling type

In Willoughby City Council 37.9% of people aged 65 to 79 years were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Willoughby City Council's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.

For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?

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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
Willoughby City Council - 65 to 79 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Separate house5,15761.868.44,28262.768.6+875
Medium density97811.717.383612.218.1+142
High density2,18226.213.71,69524.812.4+487
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.200.00.30
Other180.20.270.10.3+11
Not stated80.10.1140.20.3-6
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings8,343100.0100.06,834100.0100.0+1,509
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
Willoughby City Council - 65 to 79 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings8,34395.597.66,83494.696.7+1,509
Non private dwellings3974.52.43885.43.3+9
Total people counted in occupied dwellings8,740100.0100.07,222100.0100.0+1,518
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 65 to 79 years in Willoughby City Council in 2021 shows that 61.8% of people aged 65 to 79 years were living in separate houses; 11.7% were in medium density dwellings, and 26.2% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 68.4%, 17.3%, and 13.7% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people aged 65 to 79 years in occupied private dwellings in Willoughby City Council increased by 1,509 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 65 to 79 years in Willoughby City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+875 persons)
  • High density (+487 persons)
  • Medium density (+142 persons)

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