Woollahra
Dwelling type
In Woollahra, 82.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 78% in Woollahra Municipality.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Woollahra'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 Woollahra.
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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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| Woollahra - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Woollahra Municipality % | Number | % | Woollahra Municipality % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 618 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 625 | 17.0 | 22.1 | -7 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,502 | 41.3 | 29.2 | 1,380 | 37.6 | 29.7 | +121 | 27002 |
| High density | 1,491 | 41.0 | 48.6 | 1,432 | 39.0 | 41.8 | +59 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 16 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 43 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -27 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 192 | 5.2 | 5.4 | -184 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 3,636 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,673 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -38 | |
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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| Woollahra | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Woollahra Municipality % | Number | % | Woollahra Municipality % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 3,114 | 85.2 | 86.1 | 3,287 | 89.8 | 89.1 | -173 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 535 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 371 | 10.2 | 10.7 | +164 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +7 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 3,656 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,658 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -3 | |
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 618 separate houses in the area, 1,502 medium density dwellings, and 1,491 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Woollahra in 2021 shows that 17.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 41.3% were medium density dwellings, and 41.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 21.0%, 29.2%, and 48.6% in the Woollahra Municipality respectively.
In 2021, a total of 85.2% of the dwellings in Woollahra were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.1% in Woollahra Municipality. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 14.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Woollahra Municipality (13.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Woollahra decreased by 2 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Woollahra between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+121 dwellings)
- High density (+59 dwellings)