West Ward
Dwelling type
In West Ward, 71.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 40% in Hunters Hill Municipality.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of West 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 West 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.'
Dwellings
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| West Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 2,713 | 27.9 | 59.3 | 2,742 | 29.5 | 60.1 | -29 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 569 | 5.9 | 25.5 | 548 | 5.9 | 24.4 | +20 | 27002 |
| High density | 6,413 | 66.0 | 14.7 | 5,985 | 64.4 | 14.9 | +428 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -3 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +4 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 9,710 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,293 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +417 | |
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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| West Ward | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | Number | % | Hunters Hill Municipality % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 8,664 | 89.1 | 90.9 | 8,438 | 90.8 | 91.4 | +225 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,044 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 853 | 9.2 | 8.2 | +191 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +16 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 9,724 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,291 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +432 | |
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 2,713 separate houses in the area, 569 medium density dwellings, and 6,413 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in West Ward in 2021 shows that 27.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 5.9% were medium density dwellings, and 66.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 59.3%, 25.5%, and 14.7% in the Hunters Hill Municipality respectively.
In 2021, a total of 89.1% of the dwellings in West Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in Hunters Hill Municipality. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Hunters Hill Municipality (8.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in West Ward increased by 433 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in West Ward between 2016 and 2021 was:
- High density (+428 dwellings)