Prairiewood
Dwelling type
In Prairiewood, 27.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in Canley Vale.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Prairiewood'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 Prairiewood.
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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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| Prairiewood - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Canley Vale % | Number | % | Canley Vale % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 842 | 72.7 | 52.3 | 827 | 81.1 | 51.4 | +15 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 209 | 18.0 | 25.3 | 190 | 18.6 | 26.4 | +19 | 27002 |
| High density | 107 | 9.2 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21.1 | +107 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -3 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,158 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,020 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +138 | |
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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| Prairiewood | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Canley Vale % | Number | % | Canley Vale % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,099 | 93.7 | 93.7 | 994 | 96.0 | 94.3 | +105 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 71 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 36 | 3.5 | 5.6 | +35 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.3 | -- | 5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,173 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,035 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +138 | |
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 842 separate houses in the area, 209 medium density dwellings, and 107 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Prairiewood in 2021 shows that 72.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.0% were medium density dwellings, and 9.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 52.3%, 25.3%, and 22.0% in the Canley Vale respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.7% of the dwellings in Prairiewood were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.7% in Canley Vale. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in Canley Vale (6.3%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Prairiewood increased by 138 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Prairiewood between 2016 and 2021 was:
- High density (+107 dwellings)