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In Lightsview, 54.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 30% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Lightsview'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 Lightsview.

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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
Lightsview - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,20845.669.245629.567.6+752
Medium density1,20545.528.81,01865.830.6+187
High density2318.71.3593.81.1+172
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.20--0.20
Other0--0.20--0.20
Not stated50.20.3130.80.4-8
Total Private Dwellings2,649100.0100.01,546100.0100.0+1,103
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Lightsview20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,48293.393.31,37088.491.0+1,112
Unoccupied private dwellings1726.56.618011.68.9-8
Non private dwellings70.30.10--0.1+7
Total dwellings2,661100.0100.01,550100.0100.0+1,111
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,208 separate houses in the area, 1,205 medium density dwellings, and 231 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Lightsview in 2021 shows that 45.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 45.5% were medium density dwellings, and 8.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 69.2%, 28.8%, and 1.3% in the the City of Port Adelaide Enfield respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.3% of the dwellings in Lightsview were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.3% in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.5%, which is similar compared to that found in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield (6.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Lightsview increased by 1,111 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Lightsview between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+752 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+187 dwellings)
  • High density (+172 dwellings)

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