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Shire of AshburtonCommunity profile

Shire of Ashburton

Dwelling type

In the Shire of Ashburton, 7.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional WA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Shire of Ashburton'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 the Shire of Ashburton.

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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
Shire of Ashburton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,37164.681.92,41168.282.5-40
Medium density2817.710.237810.79.9-97
High density100.30.5250.70.3-15
Caravans, cabin, houseboat78921.55.560117.05.1+188
Other170.50.8681.91.4-51
Not stated2005.51.2531.50.9+147
Total Private Dwellings3,668100.0100.03,536100.0100.0+132
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
Shire of Ashburton20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,86276.782.42,76376.980.8+99
Unoccupied private dwellings82422.117.076821.418.5+56
Non private dwellings461.20.5601.70.7-14
Total dwellings3,732100.0100.03,591100.0100.0+141
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 2,371 separate houses in the area, 281 medium density dwellings, and 10 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 789 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Shire of Ashburton in 2021 shows that 64.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.9%, 10.2%, and 0.5% in the Regional WA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 76.7% of the dwellings in the Shire of Ashburton were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.4% in Regional WA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 22.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional WA (17.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Shire of Ashburton increased by 141 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Shire of Ashburton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+188 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-97 dwellings)
  • Other (-51 dwellings)

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