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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Mount Pleasant - Springton and District, 2.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in The Barossa Council area.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mount Pleasant - Springton and District'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 Mount Pleasant - Springton and District.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Mount Pleasant - Springton and District - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | The Barossa Council area % | Number | % | The Barossa Council area % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 916 | 94.5 | 92.2 | 664 | 91.5 | 88.6 | +252 |
| Medium density | 27 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 32 | 4.4 | 8.3 | -5 |
| High density | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | 0.2 | 0 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 17 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.7 | 1.9 | +5 |
| Other | 0 | -- | 0.1 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -14 |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +6 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 969 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 725 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +243 |
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| Mount Pleasant - Springton and District | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | The Barossa Council area % | Number | % | The Barossa Council area % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 868 | 89.0 | 91.8 | 635 | 87.5 | 92.8 | +232 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 103 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 91 | 12.5 | 6.9 | +12 |
| Non private dwellings | 4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | +4 |
| Total dwellings | 975 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 727 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +248 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 916 separate houses in the area, 27 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 17 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mount Pleasant - Springton and District in 2021 shows that 94.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.2%, 6.5%, and 0.0% in the The Barossa Council area respectively.
In 2021, a total of 89.0% of the dwellings in Mount Pleasant - Springton and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.8% in The Barossa Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.6%, which is larger compared to that found in The Barossa Council area (7.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Mount Pleasant - Springton and District increased by 248 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Mount Pleasant - Springton and District between 2001 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+252 dwellings)
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