Forresters Beach - Wamberal
Dwelling type
In Forresters Beach - Wamberal, 16.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 64% in East Gosford - Point Frederick.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Forresters Beach - Wamberal'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 Forresters Beach - Wamberal.
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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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| Forresters Beach - Wamberal - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 3,387 | 83.6 | 35.6 | 3,214 | 90.1 | 41.1 | +172 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 600 | 14.8 | 50.8 | 304 | 8.5 | 51.4 | +295 | 27002 |
| High density | 50 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 41 | 1.1 | 7.2 | +9 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +4 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 4,053 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,566 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +487 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Forresters Beach - Wamberal | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 3,680 | 90.5 | 92.3 | 3,087 | 86.7 | 88.8 | +592 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 381 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 471 | 13.2 | 11.2 | -90 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 4 | 0.1 | -- | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +1 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 4,065 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,562 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +503 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 3,387 separate houses in the area, 600 medium density dwellings, and 50 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Forresters Beach - Wamberal in 2021 shows that 83.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.8% were medium density dwellings, and 1.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 35.6%, 50.8%, and 13.3% in the East Gosford - Point Frederick respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.5% of the dwellings in Forresters Beach - Wamberal were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.3% in East Gosford - Point Frederick. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.4%, which is larger compared to that found in East Gosford - Point Frederick (7.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Forresters Beach - Wamberal increased by 503 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Forresters Beach - Wamberal between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+295 dwellings)
- Separate house (+172 dwellings)