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Shire of MerredinCommunity profile

Shire of Merredin

Dwelling type

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In the Shire of Merredin, 6.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional WA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Shire of Merredin'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 the Shire of Merredin.

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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
Shire of Merredin - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,46690.781.91,49491.782.5-28
Medium density1126.910.2855.29.9+27
High density0--0.50--0.30
Caravans, cabin, houseboat322.05.5362.25.1-4
Other0--0.830.21.4-3
Not stated70.41.2120.70.9-5
Total Private Dwellings1,617100.0100.01,630100.0100.0-13
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
Shire of Merredin20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,35182.882.41,36382.480.8-12
Unoccupied private dwellings27116.617.027616.718.5-5
Non private dwellings100.60.5150.90.7-5
Total dwellings1,632100.0100.01,654100.0100.0-22
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 1,466 separate houses in the area, 112 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 32 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Shire of Merredin in 2021 shows that 90.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 6.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.9%, 10.2%, and 0.5% in the Regional WA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 82.8% of the dwellings in the Shire of Merredin were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.4% in Regional WA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 16.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional WA (17.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Shire of Merredin decreased by 22 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in the Shire of Merredin between 2016 and 2021.

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