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In Seven Hills, 16.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 20% in Blacktown City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Seven Hills'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 Seven Hills.

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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
Seven Hills - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Blacktown City %Number%Blacktown City %2016 to 2021
Separate house6,26083.179.86,04586.577.6+214
Medium density97412.913.988012.617.7+93
High density2583.46.00--3.8+258
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.030.00.3-3
Other310.40.1390.60.3-9
Not stated130.20.2240.30.3-11
Total Private Dwellings7,536100.0100.06,993100.0100.0+543
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Seven Hills20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Blacktown City %Number%Blacktown City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,14394.795.26,62894.795.3+514
Unoccupied private dwellings3975.34.73635.24.6+33
Non private dwellings60.10.140.10.1+2
Total dwellings7,546100.0100.06,996100.0100.0+549
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 6,260 separate houses in the area, 974 medium density dwellings, and 258 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Seven Hills in 2021 shows that 83.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.9% were medium density dwellings, and 3.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.8%, 13.9%, and 6.0% in the Blacktown City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.7% of the dwellings in Seven Hills were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.2% in Blacktown City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Blacktown City (4.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Seven Hills increased by 550 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Seven Hills between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+258 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+214 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+93 dwellings)

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