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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Great Ocean Road - Otways, 9.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 8% in Colac Otway Shire.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Great Ocean Road - Otways'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 Great Ocean Road - Otways.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Great Ocean Road - Otways - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Colac Otway Shire % | Number | % | Colac Otway Shire % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 3,076 | 89.1 | 90.6 | 2,722 | 87.0 | 89.0 | +353 |
| Medium density | 305 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 288 | 9.2 | 8.7 | +17 |
| High density | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 44 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 63 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -20 |
| Other | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -24 |
| Not stated | 19 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -4 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 3,454 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,129 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +324 |
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| Great Ocean Road - Otways | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Colac Otway Shire % | Number | % | Colac Otway Shire % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,593 | 45.6 | 77.0 | 1,257 | 39.2 | 73.8 | +336 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,866 | 53.4 | 22.5 | 1,902 | 59.3 | 25.7 | -37 |
| Non private dwellings | 36 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 50 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -15 |
| Total dwellings | 3,495 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,211 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +284 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 3,076 separate houses in the area, 305 medium density dwellings, and 7 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 44 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Great Ocean Road - Otways in 2021 shows that 89.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.6%, 8.0%, and 0.1% in the Colac Otway Shire respectively.
In 2021, a total of 45.6% of the dwellings in Great Ocean Road - Otways were occupied on Census night, compared to 77.0% in Colac Otway Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 53.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Colac Otway Shire (22.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Great Ocean Road - Otways increased by 284 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Great Ocean Road - Otways between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+353 dwellings)
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