Fountain Gate Core Catchment
Dwelling type
In Fountain Gate Core Catchment, 10.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 1% in Casey Coast.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fountain Gate Core Catchment'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 Fountain Gate Core Catchment.
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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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| Fountain Gate Core Catchment - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Casey Coast % | Number | % | Casey Coast % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 61,218 | 89.0 | 99.3 | 58,781 | 89.5 | 97.0 | +2,437 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 7,283 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 6,434 | 9.8 | 0.5 | +849 | 27002 |
| High density | 61 | 0.1 | -- | 56 | 0.1 | -- | +5 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 122 | 0.2 | -- | 132 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -10 | 27004 |
| Other | 21 | 0.0 | -- | 218 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -197 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 50 | 0.1 | -- | 87 | 0.1 | -- | -38 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 68,755 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 65,709 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,045 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Fountain Gate Core Catchment | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Casey Coast % | Number | % | Casey Coast % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 66,095 | 96.0 | 93.1 | 62,150 | 94.5 | 93.6 | +3,945 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 2,656 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 3,601 | 5.5 | 6.4 | -945 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 69 | 0.1 | -- | 28 | 0.0 | -- | +41 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 68,820 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 65,779 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,040 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 61,218 separate houses in the area, 7,283 medium density dwellings, and 61 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fountain Gate Core Catchment in 2021 shows that 89.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 99.3%, 0.7%, and 0.0% in the Casey Coast respectively.
In 2021, a total of 96.0% of the dwellings in Fountain Gate Core Catchment were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.1% in Casey Coast. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Casey Coast (6.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Fountain Gate Core Catchment increased by 3,041 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fountain Gate Core Catchment between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+2,437 dwellings)
- Medium density (+849 dwellings)
- Other (-197 dwellings)