Northern Rural
Dwelling type
In Northern Rural, 0.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Gloucester.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Northern Rural'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 Northern Rural.
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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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| Northern Rural - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Gloucester % | Number | % | Gloucester % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 2,802 | 98.0 | 88.3 | 2,754 | 98.2 | 88.9 | +47 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 11 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 8 | 0.3 | 7.4 | +3 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 12 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | +2 | 27004 |
| Other | 14 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 26 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -12 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 19 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +14 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,858 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,803 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +54 | |
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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| Northern Rural | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Gloucester % | Number | % | Gloucester % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 2,591 | 90.5 | 91.1 | 2,526 | 89.2 | 86.1 | +64 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 268 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 306 | 10.8 | 13.0 | -38 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | +3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 2,862 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,832 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +29 | |
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 2,802 separate houses in the area, 11 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Northern Rural in 2021 shows that 98.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.3%, 9.4%, and 0.0% in the Gloucester respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.5% of the dwellings in Northern Rural were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.1% in Gloucester. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Gloucester (8.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Northern Rural increased by 30 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Northern Rural between 2016 and 2021.