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Trinity Beach

Dwelling type

In Trinity Beach, 35.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Brinsmead.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Trinity Beach'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 Trinity Beach.

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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
Trinity Beach - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Brinsmead %Number%Brinsmead %1996 to 2021
Separate house1,99264.194.284959.383.7+1,143
Medium density78025.10.128720.1--+493
High density31310.1--765.3--+237
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--5.1493.513.2-50
Other0--0.10--0.30
Not stated250.80.417011.92.8-145
Total Private Dwellings3,110100.0100.01,432100.0100.0+1,677
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Trinity Beach20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Brinsmead %Number%Brinsmead %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,73887.795.61,31091.596.2+1,428
Unoccupied private dwellings36511.74.41117.83.8+253
Non private dwellings200.6--100.7--+10
Total dwellings3,123100.0100.01,432100.0100.0+1,691
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,992 separate houses in the area, 780 medium density dwellings, and 313 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Trinity Beach in 2021 shows that 64.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.1% were medium density dwellings, and 10.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.2%, 0.1%, and 0.0% in the Brinsmead respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.7% of the dwellings in Trinity Beach were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.6% in Brinsmead. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Brinsmead (4.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Trinity Beach increased by 1,691 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Trinity Beach between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,143 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+493 dwellings)
  • High density (+237 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-50 dwellings)

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