Central Coast Council area
Dwelling type
In Central Coast Council area, 22.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 31% in Southern Lakes and The Entrance.
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.'
Dwellings
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| Central Coast Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Southern Lakes and The Entrance % | Number | % | Southern Lakes and The Entrance % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 116,684 | 76.4 | 68.4 | 110,673 | 76.6 | 69.0 | +6,011 | 27001 |
| Medium density | 27,566 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 26,433 | 18.3 | 21.7 | +1,133 | 27002 |
| High density | 6,819 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 4,853 | 3.4 | 8.0 | +1,966 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 1,100 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1,286 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -186 | 27004 |
| Other | 209 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 540 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -331 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 322 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 635 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -313 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 152,700 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 144,420 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,280 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Central Coast Council area | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Southern Lakes and The Entrance % | Number | % | Southern Lakes and The Entrance % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 138,174 | 90.4 | 87.4 | 127,190 | 88.0 | 85.0 | +10,984 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 14,532 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 17,224 | 11.9 | 15.0 | -2,692 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 169 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 178 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -9 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 152,875 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 144,592 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,283 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 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 68.4%, 21.7%, and 8.9% in the Southern Lakes and The Entrance respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in Central Coast Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 87.4% in Southern Lakes and The Entrance. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Southern Lakes and The Entrance (12.5%).
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)