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Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay

Dwelling type

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In Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay, 5.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 23% in Central Coast Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay'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 Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay.

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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
Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,89294.276.43,78398.576.6+109
Medium density2205.318.1330.918.3+187
High density0--4.50--3.40
Caravans, cabin, houseboat120.30.7150.40.9-3
Other30.10.160.20.4-3
Not stated50.10.230.10.4+2
Total Private Dwellings4,132100.0100.03,840100.0100.0+292
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
Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,88293.890.43,51491.688.0+368
Unoccupied private dwellings2566.29.53218.411.9-65
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings4,138100.0100.03,835100.0100.0+303
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,892 separate houses in the area, 220 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay in 2021 shows that 94.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 5.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.4%, 18.1%, and 4.5% in the Central Coast Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.8% of the dwellings in Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.4% in Central Coast Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Central Coast Council area (9.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay increased by 303 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Lake Munmorah - Chain Valley Bay between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+187 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+109 dwellings)

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