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City of Coffs HarbourCommunity profile

Coffs Harbour (Central North)

Dwelling type

In Coffs Harbour (Central North), 15.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 14% in Boambee East.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Coffs Harbour (Central North)'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 Coffs Harbour (Central North).

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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
Coffs Harbour (Central North) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Boambee East %Number%Boambee East %2006 to 2021
Separate house2,12884.586.32,04582.383.0+83
Medium density38115.113.233813.617.0+43
High density100.40.5652.6---55
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----311.3---31
Other0----40.20.0-4
Not stated0----0----0
Total Private Dwellings2,519100.0100.02,484100.0100.0+35
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
Coffs Harbour (Central North)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Boambee East %Number%Boambee East %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,40295.095.82,31893.193.7+84
Unoccupied private dwellings1214.84.21666.76.3-46
Non private dwellings60.2--40.2--+1
Total dwellings2,529100.0100.02,489100.0100.0+39
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 2,128 separate houses in the area, 381 medium density dwellings, and 10 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Coffs Harbour (Central North) in 2021 shows that 84.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 15.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.3%, 13.2%, and 0.5% in the Boambee East respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.0% of the dwellings in Coffs Harbour (Central North) were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.8% in Boambee East. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Boambee East (4.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Coffs Harbour (Central North) increased by 40 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Coffs Harbour (Central North) between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+83 dwellings)
  • High density (-55 dwellings)

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