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Central Coast Council area

Dwelling type

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In Central Coast Council area, 22.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Greater Sydney.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Central Coast Council 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 Central Coast Council 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
Central Coast Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Separate house116,68476.453.4110,67376.655.0+6,011
Medium density27,56618.118.826,43318.320.3+1,133
High density6,8194.527.14,8533.423.5+1,966
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1,1000.70.11,2860.90.2-186
Other2090.10.45400.40.5-331
Not stated3220.20.26350.40.4-313
Total Private Dwellings152,700100.0100.0144,420100.0100.0+8,280
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Central Coast Council area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings138,17490.491.9127,19088.092.5+10,984
Unoccupied private dwellings14,5329.57.917,22411.97.3-2,692
Non private dwellings1690.10.11780.10.2-9
Total dwellings152,875100.0100.0144,592100.0100.0+8,283
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

In 2021, there were 116,684 separate houses in the area, 27,566 medium density dwellings, and 6,819 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Central Coast Council area in 2021 shows that 76.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.1% were medium density dwellings, and 4.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 53.4%, 18.8%, and 27.1% in the Greater Sydney respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in Central Coast Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Greater Sydney. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Sydney (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Central Coast Council area increased by 8,283 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+6,011 dwellings)
  • High density (+1,966 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,133 dwellings)
  • Other (-331 dwellings)

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