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Canberra Corridor

Dwelling type

In Canberra Corridor, 0.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Bombala.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Canberra Corridor'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 Canberra Corridor.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwelling structure
Canberra Corridor - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bombala %Number%Bombala %2016 to 2021
Separate house555100.093.848896.194.3+66
Medium density0--5.300.15.2-1
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.961.2---6
Other0----71.5---8
Not stated0----51.10.4-6
Total Private Dwellings555100.0100.0508100.0100.0+46
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Canberra Corridor20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bombala %Number%Bombala %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings51092.187.243586.083.7+75
Unoccupied private dwellings447.912.47014.015.2-27
Non private dwellings0--0.40--1.10
Total dwellings554100.0100.0506100.0100.0+48
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 555 separate houses in the area, no medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Canberra Corridor in 2021 shows that 100.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.8%, 5.3%, and 0.0% in the Bombala respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.1% of the dwellings in Canberra Corridor were occupied on Census night, compared to 87.2% in Bombala. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Bombala (12.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Canberra Corridor increased by 48 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Canberra Corridor between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+66 dwellings)

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