Smithfield
Dwelling type
In Smithfield, 21.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 61% in Carramar.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Smithfield'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 Smithfield.
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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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| Smithfield - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Carramar % | Number | % | Carramar % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 3,439 | 76.3 | 37.3 | 3,154 | 77.4 | 37.5 | +285 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 948 | 21.0 | 25.9 | 787 | 19.3 | 25.5 | +161 | 27002 |
| High density | 9 | 0.2 | 35.1 | 9 | 0.2 | 36.0 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 87 | 1.9 | -- | 90 | 2.2 | -- | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -5 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 24 | 0.6 | -- | -2 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 4,509 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,073 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +436 | |
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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| Smithfield | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Carramar % | Number | % | Carramar % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,247 | 94.2 | 90.4 | 3,861 | 94.7 | 93.2 | +386 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 258 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 215 | 5.3 | 6.6 | +43 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 4,508 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,076 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +432 | |
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 3,439 separate houses in the area, 948 medium density dwellings, and 9 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 87 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Smithfield in 2021 shows that 76.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 37.3%, 25.9%, and 35.1% in the Carramar respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.2% of the dwellings in Smithfield were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.4% in Carramar. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Carramar (9.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Smithfield increased by 432 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Smithfield between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+285 dwellings)
- Medium density (+161 dwellings)