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Cooks River Catchment area

Dwelling type

In Cooks River Catchment area, 67.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 45% in Narwee - Beverley Hills.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cooks River Catchment area'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 Cooks River Catchment area.

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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
Cooks River Catchment area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Narwee - Beverley Hills %Number%Narwee - Beverley Hills %2006 to 2021
Separate house69,91431.153.572,17143.460.6-2,257
Medium density55,83024.834.747,03528.330.4+8,795
High density96,66643.010.645,37427.38.1+51,292
Caravans, cabin, houseboat800.0--1370.1---57
Other1,9330.90.81,3080.80.9+624
Not stated5870.30.41070.1--+480
Total Private Dwellings225,010100.0100.0166,133100.0100.0+58,876
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Cooks River Catchment area20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Narwee - Beverley Hills %Number%Narwee - Beverley Hills %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings204,48690.793.1155,03893.294.7+49,448
Unoccupied private dwellings20,5229.16.911,0806.75.1+9,441
Non private dwellings4230.2--2720.20.2+151
Total dwellings225,431100.0100.0166,391100.0100.0+59,040
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 69,914 separate houses in the area, 55,830 medium density dwellings, and 96,666 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Cooks River Catchment area in 2021 shows that 31.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 24.8% were medium density dwellings, and 43.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.5%, 34.7%, and 10.6% in the Narwee - Beverley Hills respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.7% of the dwellings in Cooks River Catchment area were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.1% in Narwee - Beverley Hills. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Narwee - Beverley Hills (6.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Cooks River Catchment area increased by 59,040 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Cooks River Catchment area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+51,292 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+8,795 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-2,257 dwellings)
  • Other (+624 dwellings)

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