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Cundletown - Dumaresq Island

Dwelling type

In Cundletown - Dumaresq Island, 4.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Northern Rural.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cundletown - Dumaresq Island'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 Cundletown - Dumaresq Island.

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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

Dwelling structure
Cundletown - Dumaresq Island - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Rural %Number%Northern Rural %2016 to 2021
Separate house
80991.498.079990.298.2+10
map this data in atlas.idMedium density354.00.4222.50.3+13
map this data in atlas.idHigh density00.0--00.0--0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
293.30.4455.10.3-16
Other
30.30.570.80.9-4
Not stated
91.00.7131.50.2-4

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
Cundletown - Dumaresq Island20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Rural %Number%Northern Rural %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings82294.590.581992.189.2+3
Unoccupied private dwellings455.29.4647.210.8-19
Non private dwellings30.30.160.7---3

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Other, Northern Rural: 0.5% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Northern Rural: 0.4% Medium density, Northern Rural: 0.4% Separate house, Northern Rural: 98.0% Other, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: 0.3% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: 3.3% High density, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: 0.0% Medium density, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: 4.0% Separate house, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: 91.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021 Other, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: -4 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: -16 High density, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: 0 Medium density, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: +13 Separate house, Cundletown - Dumaresq Island: +10
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 809 separate houses in the area, 35 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 29 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island in 2021 shows that 91.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 98.0%, 0.4%, and 0.0% in the Northern Rural respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.5% of the dwellings in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.5% in Northern Rural. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Northern Rural (9.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island decreased by 19 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island between 2016 and 2021.

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