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Diggers Rest – Plumpton

Dwelling type

In Diggers Rest – Plumpton, 7.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Fraser Rise.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Diggers Rest – Plumpton'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 Diggers Rest – Plumpton.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwellings

Dwelling structure
Diggers Rest – Plumpton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Fraser Rise %Number%Fraser Rise %2016 to 2021
Separate house
1,99592.494.899798.194.0+997
map this data in atlas.idMedium density1657.64.9191.94.9+146
map this data in atlas.idHigh density00.0--00.0--0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
00.0--00.0--0
Other
00.0--00.0--0
Not stated
00.00.300.01.20

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
Diggers Rest – Plumpton20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Fraser Rise %Number%Fraser Rise %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,04594.597.996294.293.4+1,082
Unoccupied private dwellings1185.52.1595.86.6+59
Non private dwellings00.0--00.0--0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Medium density, Fraser Rise: 4.9% Separate house, Fraser Rise: 94.8% Other, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 0.0% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 0.0% High density, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 0.0% Medium density, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 7.6% Separate house, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 92.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021 Other, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 0 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 0 High density, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: 0 Medium density, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: +146 Separate house, Diggers Rest – Plumpton: +997
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,995 separate houses in the area, 165 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Diggers Rest – Plumpton in 2021 shows that 92.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.8%, 4.9%, and 0.0% in the Fraser Rise respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.5% of the dwellings in Diggers Rest – Plumpton were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.9% in Fraser Rise. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Fraser Rise (2.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Diggers Rest – Plumpton increased by 1,141 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Diggers Rest – Plumpton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+997 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+146 dwellings)
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