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Reservoir (Oakhill)

Dwelling type

In Reservoir (Oakhill), 38.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in Northern Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Reservoir (Oakhill)'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 Reservoir (Oakhill).

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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
Reservoir (Oakhill) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Region %Number%Northern Region %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,70160.265.23,77666.665.8-75
Medium density2,33438.024.71,76131.126.0+572
High density440.79.6601.17.4-17
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.10
Other611.00.4591.00.4+2
Not stated90.10.1140.30.3-5
Total Private Dwellings6,149100.0100.05,672100.0100.0+477
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
Reservoir (Oakhill)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Region %Number%Northern Region %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,52489.792.05,18091.292.4+343
Unoccupied private dwellings62410.17.95008.87.5+123
Non private dwellings90.10.10--0.1+9
Total dwellings6,157100.0100.05,681100.0100.0+475
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 3,701 separate houses in the area, 2,334 medium density dwellings, and 44 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Reservoir (Oakhill) in 2021 shows that 60.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 38.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.2%, 24.7%, and 9.6% in the Northern Region respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.7% of the dwellings in Reservoir (Oakhill) were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.0% in Northern Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Northern Region (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Reservoir (Oakhill) increased by 476 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Reservoir (Oakhill) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+572 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-75 dwellings)

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