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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

Dwelling type

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In Central Coast NSW 20.9% of people reporting a need for assistance were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Central Coast NSW's residential role and function. For people with a disability, housing type can indicate the location where this community lives. It can also indicate the level of assistance with access to housing and transport required by the community.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for people with a disability in Central Coast NSW.

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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
Central Coast NSW - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Separate house17,26378.268.714,07477.568.7+3,189
Medium density4,11718.718.43,45619.019.2+661
High density5002.312.43471.911.2+153
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1240.60.11420.80.2-18
Other260.10.2320.20.3-6
Not stated410.20.21080.60.4-67
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings22,071100.0100.018,159100.0100.0+3,912
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
Central Coast NSW - Need for assistance20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings22,07190.691.518,15986.884.8+3,912
Non private dwellings2,2849.48.52,75213.215.2-468
Total people counted in occupied dwellings24,355100.0100.020,911100.0100.0+3,444
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Central Coast NSW in 2021 shows that 78.2% of people with a need for assistance were in separate houses; 18.7% were medium density dwellings, and 2.3% were high density dwellings, compared with 68.7%, 18.4%, and 12.4% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in dwellings in Central Coast NSW increased by 3,444 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,189 persons)
  • Medium density (+661 persons)
  • High density (+153 persons)

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