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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Wollongong City Council 25.0% of people reporting a need for assistance were in medium or high density dwellings.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wollongong City Council's residential role and function. For people with a disability, housing type can indicate the location where this community lives. It can also indicate the level of assistance with access to housing and transport required by the community.
Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for people with a disability in Wollongong City Council.
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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Wollongong City Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2011 to 2021 |
Separate house | 9,693 | 74.2 | 82.6 | 6,864 | 74.5 | 82.6 | +2,829 |
Medium density | 2,424 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 1,789 | 19.4 | 13.8 | +635 |
High density | 838 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 468 | 5.1 | 1.3 | +370 |
Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 50 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 87 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -37 |
Other | 38 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | +38 |
Not stated | 24 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | -- | 0.1 | +24 |
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 13,067 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,208 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,859 |
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Wollongong City Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2011 to 2021 |
Occupied private dwellings | 13,067 | 90.4 | 87.9 | 9,208 | 82.8 | 81.6 | +3,859 |
Non private dwellings | 1,380 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 1,907 | 17.2 | 18.4 | -527 |
Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 14,447 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,115 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,332 |
Analysis of the types of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City Council in 2021 shows that 74.2% of people with a need for assistance were in separate houses; 18.6% were medium density dwellings, and 6.4% were high density dwellings, compared with 82.6%, 14.1%, and 1.7% in the Regional NSW respectively.
The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in dwellings in Wollongong City Council increased by 3,332 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Wollongong City between 2011 and 2021 were:
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