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Ermington - Melrose Park

Dwelling type

In Ermington - Melrose Park, 43.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 63% in the City of Parramatta.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Ermington - Melrose Park'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 Ermington - Melrose Park.

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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
Ermington - Melrose Park - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Parramatta %Number%City of Parramatta %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,82455.636.32,64066.843.9+184
Medium density1,17923.218.31,07727.321.4+102
High density1,04920.744.92045.233.8+845
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other130.30.2120.30.4+1
Not stated130.30.2190.50.4-6
Total Private Dwellings5,078100.0100.03,952100.0100.0+1,126
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Ermington - Melrose Park20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Parramatta %Number%City of Parramatta %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,71992.990.23,64992.293.5+1,070
Unoccupied private dwellings3567.09.73097.86.4+47
Non private dwellings40.10.10--0.1+4
Total dwellings5,079100.0100.03,958100.0100.0+1,121
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,824 separate houses in the area, 1,179 medium density dwellings, and 1,049 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Ermington - Melrose Park in 2021 shows that 55.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.2% were medium density dwellings, and 20.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 36.3%, 18.3%, and 44.9% in the the City of Parramatta respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.9% of the dwellings in Ermington - Melrose Park were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in the City of Parramatta. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Parramatta (9.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Ermington - Melrose Park increased by 1,121 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Ermington - Melrose Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+845 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+184 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+102 dwellings)

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