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Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Gosford East Ward'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 Gosford East Ward.
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'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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Gosford East Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Mountains and Valleys % | Number | % | Mountains and Valleys % | 2016 to 2021 |
Separate house | 24,084 | 80.2 | 96.9 | 23,281 | 81.1 | 94.9 | +803 |
Medium density | 4,852 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 4,576 | 15.9 | 2.0 | +276 |
High density | 872 | 2.9 | -- | 627 | 2.2 | -- | +245 |
Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 150 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 127 | 0.4 | 1.9 | +23 |
Other | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +10 |
Not stated | 29 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 74 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -45 |
Total Private Dwellings | 30,021 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,709 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,312 |
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Gosford East Ward | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | Mountains and Valleys % | Number | % | Mountains and Valleys % | 2016 to 2021 |
Occupied private dwellings | 26,324 | 87.6 | 85.2 | 24,333 | 84.5 | 84.9 | +1,991 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 3,699 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 4,451 | 15.5 | 14.8 | -752 |
Non private dwellings | 22 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +2 |
Total dwellings | 30,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,804 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,241 |
In 2021, there were 24,084 separate houses in the area, 4,852 medium density dwellings, and 872 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Gosford East Ward in 2021 shows that 80.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.2% were medium density dwellings, and 2.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 96.9%, 1.2%, and 0.0% in the Mountains and Valleys respectively.
In 2021, a total of 87.6% of the dwellings in Gosford East Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 85.2% in Mountains and Valleys. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Mountains and Valleys (14.5%).
The total number of dwellings in Gosford East Ward increased by 1,241 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Gosford East Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:
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