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Rosslyn to Kinka Beach

Dwelling type

In Rosslyn to Kinka Beach, 11.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Lammermoor.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Rosslyn to Kinka Beach'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 Rosslyn to Kinka Beach.

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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
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Lammermoor %Number%Lammermoor %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,27467.190.81,11569.687.9+159
Medium density1467.76.8593.77.6+87
High density693.62.5171.14.1+52
Caravans, cabin, houseboat34918.4--40325.1---54
Other50.3--50.3--0
Not stated573.0--40.20.3+53
Total Private Dwellings1,900100.0100.01,603100.0100.0+297
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
Rosslyn to Kinka Beach20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Lammermoor %Number%Lammermoor %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,69688.986.51,44689.082.1+250
Unoccupied private dwellings20810.913.017811.017.9+30
Non private dwellings40.20.50----+4
Total dwellings1,908100.0100.01,624100.0100.0+284
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 1,274 separate houses in the area, 146 medium density dwellings, and 69 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 349 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach in 2021 shows that 67.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.7% were medium density dwellings, and 3.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.8%, 6.8%, and 2.5% in the Lammermoor respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.9% of the dwellings in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Lammermoor. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Lammermoor (13.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach increased by 284 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Rosslyn to Kinka Beach between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+159 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+87 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-54 dwellings)
  • High density (+52 dwellings)

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