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In Coolangatta, 86.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Worongary - Tallai.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Coolangatta'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 Coolangatta.

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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
Coolangatta - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Worongary - Tallai %Number%Worongary - Tallai %2016 to 2021
Separate house4359.593.744711.390.0-12
Medium density95520.96.295324.15.2+2
High density2,97665.2--2,27057.5--+706
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1332.9--2105.30.1-77
Other320.7--431.1---11
Not stated300.70.1280.74.7+2
Total Private Dwellings4,561100.0100.03,951100.0100.0+610
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
Coolangatta20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Worongary - Tallai %Number%Worongary - Tallai %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,35573.096.93,25781.395.9+98
Unoccupied private dwellings1,20526.23.170617.64.0+499
Non private dwellings340.7--451.10.1-11
Total dwellings4,594100.0100.04,008100.0100.0+586
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 435 separate houses in the area, 955 medium density dwellings, and 2,976 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 133 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Coolangatta in 2021 shows that 9.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 20.9% were medium density dwellings, and 65.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.7%, 6.2%, and 0.0% in the Worongary - Tallai respectively.

In 2021, a total of 73.0% of the dwellings in Coolangatta were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.9% in Worongary - Tallai. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 26.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Worongary - Tallai (3.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Coolangatta increased by 586 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Coolangatta between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+706 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-77 dwellings)

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