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Narooma Rural Hinterland

Dwelling type

In Narooma Rural Hinterland, 1.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Regional NSW.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Narooma Rural Hinterland'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 Narooma Rural Hinterland.

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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
Narooma Rural Hinterland - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2006 to 2021
Separate house1,51894.980.61,32393.981.7+194
Medium density211.314.670.513.6+14
High density0--2.90--2.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat342.11.2453.31.9-12
Other191.20.4322.30.6-14
Not stated70.40.40--0.1+7
Total Private Dwellings1,599100.0100.01,409100.0100.0+190
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
Narooma Rural Hinterland20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,28780.289.21,03372.987.1+254
Unoccupied private dwellings31419.610.537426.412.5-61
Non private dwellings30.20.390.60.4-6
Total dwellings1,604100.0100.01,417100.0100.0+187
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,518 separate houses in the area, 21 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 34 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Narooma Rural Hinterland in 2021 shows that 94.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.6%, 14.6%, and 2.9% in the Regional NSW respectively.

In 2021, a total of 80.2% of the dwellings in Narooma Rural Hinterland were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 19.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional NSW (10.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Narooma Rural Hinterland increased by 187 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Narooma Rural Hinterland between 2006 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+194 dwellings)

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