Sunshine District
Dwelling type
In Sunshine District, 23.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in Sydenham District.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sunshine 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 Sunshine 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.'
Dwellings
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| Sunshine District - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Sydenham District % | Number | % | Sydenham District % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 13,725 | 76.2 | 80.8 | 13,649 | 82.7 | 87.5 | +76 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 3,965 | 22.0 | 18.7 | 2,526 | 15.3 | 12.4 | +1,439 | 27002 |
| High density | 205 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 183 | 1.1 | 0.0 | +22 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 22 | 0.1 | -- | 50 | 0.3 | -- | -28 | 27004 |
| Other | 27 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -48 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 59 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 | -- | +44 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 18,003 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,498 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,505 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Sunshine District | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Sydenham District % | Number | % | Sydenham District % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 16,722 | 92.7 | 94.3 | 15,385 | 93.2 | 94.6 | +1,337 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,297 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1,109 | 6.7 | 5.3 | +188 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 18,043 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,514 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,529 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 13,725 separate houses in the area, 3,965 medium density dwellings, and 205 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sunshine District in 2016 shows that 76.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 22.0% were medium density dwellings, and 1.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.8%, 18.7%, and 0.3% in the Sydenham District respectively.
In 2016, a total of 92.7% of the dwellings in Sunshine District were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.3% in Sydenham District. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Sydenham District (5.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Sunshine District increased by 1,529 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Sunshine District between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+1,439 dwellings)
- Separate house (+76 dwellings)