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St Peters - Sydenham

Dwelling type

In St Peters - Sydenham, 74.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 71% in Inner West Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of St Peters - Sydenham'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 St Peters - Sydenham.

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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
St Peters - Sydenham - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner West Council area %Number%Inner West Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house51523.527.253727.424.0-22
Medium density97744.640.894948.446.6+28
High density65630.030.141821.326.8+238
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other321.51.6452.31.8-13
Not stated90.40.2130.70.8-4
Total Private Dwellings2,189100.0100.01,962100.0100.0+227
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
St Peters - Sydenham20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Inner West Council area %Number%Inner West Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,98590.490.11,78490.992.2+201
Unoccupied private dwellings2049.39.51758.97.5+29
Non private dwellings70.30.430.20.3+4
Total dwellings2,196100.0100.01,962100.0100.0+234
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 515 separate houses in the area, 977 medium density dwellings, and 656 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in St Peters - Sydenham in 2021 shows that 23.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 44.6% were medium density dwellings, and 30.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 27.2%, 40.8%, and 30.1% in the Inner West Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in St Peters - Sydenham were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.1% in Inner West Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Inner West Council area (9.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in St Peters - Sydenham increased by 234 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in St Peters - Sydenham between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+238 dwellings)

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