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Allambie Heights

Dwelling type

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In Allambie Heights, 14.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 35% in New South Wales.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Allambie Heights'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 Allambie Heights.

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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
Allambie Heights - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Separate house1,98985.963.81,98790.669.7+1
Medium density32314.017.21928.816.3+130
High density0--17.840.211.4-4
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.50--1.10
Other0--0.430.10.6-3
Not stated30.10.370.30.9-4
Total Private Dwellings2,315100.0100.02,194100.0100.0+120
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Allambie Heights20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,21795.690.92,11095.790.9+107
Unoccupied private dwellings964.18.9944.38.8+2
Non private dwellings60.30.210.10.3+4
Total dwellings2,319100.0100.02,206100.0100.0+113
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,989 separate houses in the area, 323 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Allambie Heights in 2021 shows that 85.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 63.8%, 17.2%, and 17.8% in the New South Wales respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.6% of the dwellings in Allambie Heights were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in New South Wales. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in New South Wales (8.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Allambie Heights increased by 113 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Allambie Heights between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+130 dwellings)

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