Table 8.1 shows the different dwelling structure types in each State and Territory in 1999-2000. The table shows that the separate house is the most popular type of dwelling in Australia, making up almost 80% of all dwellings. Tasmania had the highest proportion of separate houses (87%) and Northern Territory the lowest (70%).
Flats, units or apartments comprise 10% of dwellings in Australia. The Northern Territory (16%) had the highest proportion of flats, units or apartments, followed by New South Wales (14%). Tasmania and Western Australia had relatively low percentages of flats, units or apartments (5%).
Semi-detached row or terrace houses and town houses accounted for 10% of dwellings in Australia. There was a substantially greater proportion of semi-detached housing than of flats, units or apartments in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Conversely, New South Wales had substantially more flats, units or apartments than semi-detached housing.
8.1 ALL HOUSEHOLDS, By Dwelling Structure and State/Territory - 1999-2000 |
|
| State/Territory |
Separate house
%
|
Semi-detached/
rowor terrace house/
townhouse
%
|
Flat/unit/apartment
%
|
Total(a)
%
|
Total(a)
’000
|
|
| New South Wales | 75.4 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 100.0 | 2,406.0 |
| Victoria | 81.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 100.0 | 1,753.2 |
| Queensland | 83.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 1,335.8 |
| South Australia | 77.5 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 100.0 | 612.1 |
| Western Australia | 79.3 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 100.0 | 719.1 |
| Tasmania | 86.7 | 7.6 | *4.6 | 100.0 | 187.6 |
| Northern Territory(b) | 70.0 | *11.0 | *15.5 | 100.0 | 53.8 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 78.4 | *11.6 | *9.5 | 100.0 | 120.5 |
| Australia | 79.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 100.0 | 7,188.1 |
|
(a) Includes other dwelling structure.
(b) Excludes remote and sparsely settled areas.
|
| Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing Costs, 1999-2000. |
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