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Kyogle CouncilCommunity profile

Kyogle Council Area

Dwelling type

In Kyogle Council Area, 2.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in Northern Rivers Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Kyogle 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 Kyogle 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
Kyogle Council Area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Rivers Region %Number%Northern Rivers Region %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,41794.674.24,22594.173.1+192
Medium density1192.518.81112.518.1+8
High density60.13.50--3.0+6
Caravans, cabin, houseboat641.42.6791.83.9-15
Other410.90.6431.01.1-2
Not stated230.50.4300.70.8-7
Total Private Dwellings4,670100.0100.04,488100.0100.0+182
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
Kyogle Council Area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Northern Rivers Region %Number%Northern Rivers Region %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,12587.890.33,89986.389.5+226
Unoccupied private dwellings55911.99.560613.410.2-47
Non private dwellings160.30.3130.30.3+3
Total dwellings4,700100.0100.04,518100.0100.0+182
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 4,417 separate houses in the area, 119 medium density dwellings, and 6 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 64 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Kyogle Council Area in 2021 shows that 94.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 74.2%, 18.8%, and 3.5% in the Northern Rivers Region respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.8% of the dwellings in Kyogle Council Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.3% in Northern Rivers Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Northern Rivers Region (9.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Kyogle Council Area increased by 182 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Kyogle Council Area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+192 dwellings)

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