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Central Coast Council area

Dwelling type

In Central Coast Council area, 8.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Turners Beach - Forth - Leith.

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.'

Dwelling structure
Central Coast Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Turners Beach - Forth - Leith %Number%Turners Beach - Forth - Leith %1991 to 2021
Separate house9,27689.292.15,08087.386.3+4,196
Medium density9008.74.85639.74.1+337
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1641.63.1871.56.3+77
Other460.4--420.71.2+4
Not stated180.2--470.82.1-29
Total Private Dwellings10,404100.0100.05,819100.0100.0+4,585
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Central Coast Council area20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Turners Beach - Forth - Leith %Number%Turners Beach - Forth - Leith %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings9,67192.792.25,43493.194.6+4,237
Unoccupied private dwellings7337.07.83866.65.0+347
Non private dwellings320.3--190.30.4+13
Total dwellings10,436100.0100.05,839100.0100.0+4,597
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 9,276 separate houses in the area, 900 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 164 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Central Coast Council area in 2021 shows that 89.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.1%, 4.8%, and 0.0% in the Turners Beach - Forth - Leith respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.7% of the dwellings in Central Coast Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.2% in Turners Beach - Forth - Leith. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Turners Beach - Forth - Leith (7.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Central Coast Council area increased by 4,597 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Central Coast Council area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+4,196 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+337 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+77 dwellings)

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