Taree and surrounds
Dwelling type
In Taree and surrounds, 18.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Regional NSW.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Taree and surrounds'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 Taree and surrounds.
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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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| Taree and surrounds - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional NSW % | Number | % | Regional NSW % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 10,025 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 9,325 | 79.2 | 80.2 | +700 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 2,247 | 18.0 | 14.6 | 2,089 | 17.8 | 14.3 | +158 | 27002 |
| High density | 53 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 50 | 0.4 | 2.5 | +3 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 104 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 154 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -50 | 27004 |
| Other | 21 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -16 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 47 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 114 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -67 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 12,497 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,769 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +728 | |
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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| Taree and surrounds | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional NSW % | Number | % | Regional NSW % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 11,641 | 92.7 | 89.2 | 10,829 | 91.5 | 87.3 | +812 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 871 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 970 | 8.2 | 12.3 | -99 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 46 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 12,558 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,837 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +721 | |
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 10,025 separate houses in the area, 2,247 medium density dwellings, and 53 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Taree and surrounds in 2021 shows that 80.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.6%, 14.6%, and 2.9% in the Regional NSW respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.7% of the dwellings in Taree and surrounds were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional NSW (10.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Taree and surrounds increased by 721 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Taree and surrounds between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+700 dwellings)
- Medium density (+158 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-50 dwellings)