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Cundletown - Dumaresq Island

Dwelling type

In Cundletown - Dumaresq Island, 4.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 18% in MidCoast Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cundletown - Dumaresq Island'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 Cundletown - Dumaresq Island.

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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
Cundletown - Dumaresq Island - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%MidCoast Council area %Number%MidCoast Council area %2006 to 2021
Separate house80991.479.579694.778.5+12
Medium density354.014.270.914.9+28
High density0--3.80--3.60
Caravans, cabin, houseboat293.31.7344.02.3-5
Other30.30.430.40.6-1
Not stated91.00.40--0.0+9
Total Private Dwellings885100.0100.0841100.0100.0+43
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Cundletown - Dumaresq Island20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%MidCoast Council area %Number%MidCoast Council area %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings82294.584.578493.079.3+38
Unoccupied private dwellings455.215.3556.620.4-11
Non private dwellings30.30.330.40.30
Total dwellings870100.0100.0843100.0100.0+27
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 809 separate houses in the area, 35 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 29 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island in 2021 shows that 91.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.5%, 14.2%, and 3.8% in the MidCoast Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.5% of the dwellings in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island were occupied on Census night, compared to 84.5% in MidCoast Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in MidCoast Council area (15.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island increased by 27 between 2006 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Cundletown - Dumaresq Island between 2006 and 2021.

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