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Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilCommunity profile

In Jindabyne, 44.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Jindabyne'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 Jindabyne.

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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
Jindabyne - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Snowy Monaro Regional Council area %Number%Snowy Monaro Regional Council area %1991 to 2021
Separate house1,48952.077.971537.275.9+773
Medium density1,04636.516.376239.714.8+284
High density2328.13.11196.21.3+113
Caravans, cabin, houseboat110.40.631316.35.8-302
Other30.10.690.51.6-7
Not stated822.91.510.10.5+81
Total Private Dwellings2,863100.0100.01,920100.0100.0+942
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Jindabyne20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Snowy Monaro Regional Council area %Number%Snowy Monaro Regional Council area %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,12072.976.91,60780.677.5+513
Unoccupied private dwellings74425.620.831615.918.7+428
Non private dwellings451.52.3713.63.8-26
Total dwellings2,909100.0100.01,994100.0100.0+914
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,489 separate houses in the area, 1,046 medium density dwellings, and 232 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Jindabyne in 2021 shows that 52.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 36.5% were medium density dwellings, and 8.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 77.9%, 16.3%, and 3.1% in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 72.9% of the dwellings in Jindabyne were occupied on Census night, compared to 76.9% in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 25.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area (20.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Jindabyne increased by 915 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Jindabyne between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+773 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-302 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+284 dwellings)
  • High density (+113 dwellings)

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