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In Sunshine, 31.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Kings Park.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sunshine'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 Sunshine.

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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
Sunshine - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Kings Park %Number%Kings Park %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,68967.595.12,50767.495.2+182
Medium density1,08127.14.91,02727.64.7+54
High density1834.6--1724.6--+11
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other210.5--0----+21
Not stated90.2--110.30.1-2
Total Private Dwellings3,983100.0100.03,717100.0100.0+266
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
Sunshine20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Kings Park %Number%Kings Park %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,59089.895.63,45692.694.6+134
Unoccupied private dwellings40010.04.42737.35.4+127
Non private dwellings100.3--50.1--+5
Total dwellings4,000100.0100.03,734100.0100.0+266
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 2,689 separate houses in the area, 1,081 medium density dwellings, and 183 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sunshine in 2021 shows that 67.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 27.1% were medium density dwellings, and 4.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 95.1%, 4.9%, and 0.0% in the Kings Park respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.8% of the dwellings in Sunshine were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.6% in Kings Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Kings Park (4.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Sunshine increased by 266 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+182 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+54 dwellings)

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