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In Tasmania, 11.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Australia.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Tasmania'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 Tasmania.

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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
Tasmania - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Separate house224,56786.870.3209,26886.671.1+15,299
Medium density28,00610.817.326,35810.917.9+1,648
High density2,4771.011.02,6361.19.1-159
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1,9870.80.81,5520.61.0+435
Other9130.40.31,1360.50.5-223
Not stated6550.30.38130.30.5-158
Total Private Dwellings258,605100.0100.0241,763100.0100.0+16,842
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
Tasmania20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings453,99493.890.2418,88292.789.3+35,112
Unoccupied private dwellings29,1856.09.632,1357.110.5-2,950
Non private dwellings6900.10.27500.20.2-60
Total dwellings483,869100.0100.0451,771100.0100.0+32,098
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 224,567 separate houses in the area, 28,006 medium density dwellings, and 2,477 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Tasmania in 2021 shows that 86.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.8% were medium density dwellings, and 1.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.3%, 17.3%, and 11.0% in the Australia respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.8% of the dwellings in Tasmania were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Australia (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Tasmania increased by 32,098 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+15,299 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,648 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+435 dwellings)
  • Other (-223 dwellings)

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