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Goulburn MulwareeCommunity profile

Goulburn Mulwaree Council area

Dwelling type

In Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, 12.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Regional NSW.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Goulburn Mulwaree Council area'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 Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.

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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
Goulburn Mulwaree Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Separate house12,63886.280.611,65585.980.2+983
Medium density1,69511.614.61,49211.014.3+203
High density890.62.9930.72.5-4
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1431.01.21140.81.7+29
Other640.40.41190.90.7-55
Not stated340.20.4890.70.7-55
Total Private Dwellings14,663100.0100.013,562100.0100.0+1,101
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Goulburn Mulwaree Council area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings12,86587.389.211,63085.387.3+1,235
Unoccupied private dwellings1,79912.210.51,92814.112.3-129
Non private dwellings750.50.3840.60.4-9
Total dwellings14,739100.0100.013,642100.0100.0+1,097
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 12,638 separate houses in the area, 1,695 medium density dwellings, and 89 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area in 2021 shows that 86.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.6%, 14.6%, and 2.9% in the Regional NSW respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.3% of the dwellings in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional NSW (10.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area increased by 1,097 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+983 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+203 dwellings)
  • Other (-55 dwellings)

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