Wollondilly Shire
Dwelling type
In Wollondilly Shire, 4.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wollondilly Shire'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 Wollondilly Shire.
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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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| Wollondilly Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 17,803 | 94.2 | 53.4 | 10,557 | 92.0 | 63.4 | +7,246 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 908 | 4.8 | 18.8 | 409 | 3.6 | 17.1 | +499 | 27002 |
| High density | 7 | 0.0 | 27.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 15.7 | -2 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 80 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 113 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -33 | 27004 |
| Other | 58 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 61 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -3 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 46 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 330 | 2.9 | 2.8 | -284 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 18,902 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,479 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,423 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Wollondilly Shire | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 18,010 | 95.2 | 91.9 | 10,776 | 93.9 | 93.0 | +7,234 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 894 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 687 | 6.0 | 6.9 | +207 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +5 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 18,925 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,479 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,446 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 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 17,803 separate houses in the area, 908 medium density dwellings, and 7 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Wollondilly Shire in 2021 shows that 94.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.
In 2021, a total of 95.2% of the dwellings in Wollondilly Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Wollondilly Shire increased by 7,446 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Wollondilly Shire between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+7,246 dwellings)
- Medium density (+499 dwellings)