City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Dwelling type
In City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 30.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 40% in Kilburn - Blair Athol.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of City of Port Adelaide Enfield'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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
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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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| City of Port Adelaide Enfield - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Kilburn - Blair Athol % | Number | % | Kilburn - Blair Athol % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 39,227 | 69.2 | 59.3 | 36,191 | 67.6 | 57.1 | +3,036 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 16,289 | 28.8 | 39.7 | 16,369 | 30.6 | 42.3 | -80 | 27002 |
| High density | 756 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 581 | 1.1 | -- | +175 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 89 | 0.2 | -- | 112 | 0.2 | -- | -23 | 27004 |
| Other | 106 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 116 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -10 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 185 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 199 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -14 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 56,652 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53,568 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,084 | |
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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| City of Port Adelaide Enfield | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Kilburn - Blair Athol % | Number | % | Kilburn - Blair Athol % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 52,900 | 93.3 | 91.8 | 48,811 | 91.0 | 90.6 | +4,089 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 3,740 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 4,748 | 8.9 | 9.3 | -1,008 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 71 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 56,711 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53,638 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,073 | |
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 39,227 separate houses in the area, 16,289 medium density dwellings, and 756 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in City of Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021 shows that 69.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 28.8% were medium density dwellings, and 1.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 59.3%, 39.7%, and 0.2% in the Kilburn - Blair Athol respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.3% of the dwellings in City of Port Adelaide Enfield were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.8% in Kilburn - Blair Athol. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Kilburn - Blair Athol (7.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in City of Port Adelaide Enfield increased by 3,073 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in City of Port Adelaide Enfield between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+3,036 dwellings)
- High density (+175 dwellings)
- Medium density (-80 dwellings)