Blacktown
Dwelling type
In Blacktown, 35.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 23% in Blacktown Precinct.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Blacktown'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 Blacktown.
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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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| Blacktown - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Blacktown Precinct % | Number | % | Blacktown Precinct % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 12,046 | 64.2 | 77.0 | 11,177 | 68.0 | 79.7 | +869 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 3,955 | 21.1 | 16.4 | 3,056 | 18.6 | 15.0 | +899 | 27002 |
| High density | 2,741 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 2,129 | 13.0 | 4.7 | +612 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -6 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 64 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -32 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 18,774 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,432 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,342 | |
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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| Blacktown | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Blacktown Precinct % | Number | % | Blacktown Precinct % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 17,535 | 93.2 | 94.5 | 15,619 | 94.9 | 95.1 | +1,916 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,240 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 821 | 5.0 | 4.8 | +419 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 31 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 18,806 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,463 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,343 | |
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 12,046 separate houses in the area, 3,955 medium density dwellings, and 2,741 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Blacktown in 2021 shows that 64.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.1% were medium density dwellings, and 14.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 77.0%, 16.4%, and 6.4% in the Blacktown Precinct respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.2% of the dwellings in Blacktown were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.5% in Blacktown Precinct. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Blacktown Precinct (5.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Blacktown increased by 2,343 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Blacktown between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+899 dwellings)
- Separate house (+869 dwellings)
- High density (+612 dwellings)