Charmhaven - Lake Haven
Dwelling type
In Charmhaven - Lake Haven, 21.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Charmhaven - Lake Haven'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 Charmhaven - Lake Haven.
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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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| Charmhaven - Lake Haven - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare % | Number | % | Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 2,080 | 78.1 | 91.2 | 2,042 | 81.5 | 93.4 | +38 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 572 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 454 | 18.1 | 5.1 | +118 | 27002 |
| High density | 9 | 0.3 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +9 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -7 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +3 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,664 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,506 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +158 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Charmhaven - Lake Haven | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare % | Number | % | Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 2,479 | 93.4 | 83.8 | 2,325 | 92.4 | 80.1 | +153 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 175 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 182 | 7.3 | 19.9 | -8 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 2,654 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,515 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +138 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 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 2,080 separate houses in the area, 572 medium density dwellings, and 9 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Charmhaven - Lake Haven in 2021 shows that 78.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 91.2%, 5.5%, and 0.0% in the Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.4% of the dwellings in Charmhaven - Lake Haven were occupied on Census night, compared to 83.8% in Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare (16.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Charmhaven - Lake Haven increased by 139 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Charmhaven - Lake Haven between 2011 and 2021 was:
- Medium density (+118 dwellings)