Fairfield City
Dwelling type
In Fairfield City, 28.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in Bonnyrigg.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fairfield City'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 Fairfield City.
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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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| Fairfield City - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 47,796 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 44,660 | 76.1 | 80.6 | +3,136 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 12,668 | 18.7 | 21.0 | 8,963 | 15.3 | 19.2 | +3,705 | 27002 |
| High density | 6,652 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 4,834 | 8.2 | -- | +1,818 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 98 | 0.1 | -- | 111 | 0.2 | -- | -13 | 27004 |
| Other | 176 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 122 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +54 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 229 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.1 | -- | +196 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 67,619 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 58,723 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,896 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Fairfield City | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 64,125 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 56,131 | 95.5 | 96.3 | +7,994 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 3,484 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 2,598 | 4.4 | 3.3 | +886 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 49 | 0.1 | -- | 47 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +2 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 67,658 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 58,776 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,882 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 47,796 separate houses in the area, 12,668 medium density dwellings, and 6,652 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fairfield City in 2021 shows that 70.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.7% were medium density dwellings, and 9.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.7%, 21.0%, and 7.9% in the Bonnyrigg respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.8% of the dwellings in Fairfield City were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.8% in Bonnyrigg. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.1%, which is similar compared to that found in Bonnyrigg (5.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Fairfield City increased by 8,882 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fairfield City between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+3,705 dwellings)
- Separate house (+3,136 dwellings)
- High density (+1,818 dwellings)
- Other (+54 dwellings)