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Terrigal - North Avoca

Dwelling type

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In Terrigal - North Avoca, 30.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Noraville - Norah Head.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Terrigal - North Avoca'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 Terrigal - North Avoca.

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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
Terrigal - North Avoca - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Noraville - Norah Head %Number%Noraville - Norah Head %2006 to 2021
Separate house4,66568.990.04,38274.488.7+283
Medium density1,56123.19.41,32722.510.1+234
High density5337.9--1743.0--+359
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.640.11.0-4
Other0----60.10.2-6
Not stated80.1--0----+8
Total Private Dwellings6,767100.0100.05,893100.0100.0+873
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Terrigal - North Avoca20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Noraville - Norah Head %Number%Noraville - Norah Head %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,82686.189.74,62178.383.3+1,204
Unoccupied private dwellings92913.710.31,26721.516.7-339
Non private dwellings90.1--110.2---2
Total dwellings6,764100.0100.05,900100.0100.0+863
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,665 separate houses in the area, 1,561 medium density dwellings, and 533 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Terrigal - North Avoca in 2021 shows that 68.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.1% were medium density dwellings, and 7.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.0%, 9.4%, and 0.0% in the Noraville - Norah Head respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.1% of the dwellings in Terrigal - North Avoca were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.7% in Noraville - Norah Head. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Noraville - Norah Head (10.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Terrigal - North Avoca increased by 864 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Terrigal - North Avoca between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+359 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+283 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+234 dwellings)

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