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Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Redcliffe Rail 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 Redcliffe Rail 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.'
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| Redcliffe Rail Planning Area - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Moreton Bay % | Number | % | City of Moreton Bay % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 64,040 | 74.3 | 79.5 | 44,946 | 83.6 | 86.2 | +19,094 |
| Medium density | 17,179 | 19.9 | 16.7 | 7,021 | 13.1 | 11.0 | +10,158 |
| High density | 4,019 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1,119 | 2.1 | 1.4 | +2,900 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 763 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 616 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +147 |
| Other | 99 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +45 |
| Not stated | 135 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +121 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 86,235 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53,770 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +32,465 |
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| Redcliffe Rail Planning Area | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Moreton Bay % | Number | % | City of Moreton Bay % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 81,729 | 94.7 | 94.5 | 50,399 | 93.7 | 93.5 | +31,330 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 4,509 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3,373 | 6.3 | 6.4 | +1,136 |
| Non private dwellings | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +13 |
| Total dwellings | 86,292 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53,813 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +32,479 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 64,040 separate houses in the area, 17,179 medium density dwellings, and 4,019 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Redcliffe Rail Planning Area in 2021 shows that 74.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 19.9% were medium density dwellings, and 4.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.5%, 16.7%, and 2.6% in the the City of Moreton Bay respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.7% of the dwellings in Redcliffe Rail Planning Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.5% in the City of Moreton Bay. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Moreton Bay (5.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Redcliffe Rail Planning Area increased by 32,479 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Redcliffe Rail Planning Area between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+19,094 dwellings)
- Medium density (+10,158 dwellings)
- High density (+2,900 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+147 dwellings)
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