Caboolture Planning Area
Dwelling type
In Caboolture Planning Area, 17.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 46% in Gold Coast City LGA.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Caboolture Planning 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 Caboolture Planning 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.'
Dwellings
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| Caboolture Planning Area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Gold Coast City LGA % | Number | % | Gold Coast City LGA % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 27,988 | 82.2 | 52.4 | 23,724 | 84.8 | 54.5 | +4,263 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 5,693 | 16.7 | 24.1 | 3,895 | 13.9 | 24.6 | +1,797 | 27002 |
| High density | 164 | 0.5 | 22.3 | 132 | 0.5 | 19.1 | +32 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 151 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 137 | 0.5 | 1.2 | +14 | 27004 |
| Other | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 47 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 56 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -9 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 34,068 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,972 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,095 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Caboolture Planning Area | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Gold Coast City LGA % | Number | % | Gold Coast City LGA % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 32,240 | 94.6 | 89.9 | 26,334 | 93.8 | 90.0 | +5,906 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,832 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 1,740 | 6.2 | 9.7 | +92 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +17 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 34,097 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,015 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 27,988 separate houses in the area, 5,693 medium density dwellings, and 164 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Caboolture Planning Area in 2021 shows that 82.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 52.4%, 24.1%, and 22.3% in the Gold Coast City LGA respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.6% of the dwellings in Caboolture Planning Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.9% in Gold Coast City LGA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Gold Coast City LGA (9.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Caboolture Planning Area increased by 6,015 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Caboolture Planning Area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+4,263 dwellings)
- Medium density (+1,797 dwellings)