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Bribie Island

Dwelling type

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In Bribie Island, 25.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in the City of Moreton Bay.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bribie 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 Bribie 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
Bribie Island - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moreton Bay %Number%City of Moreton Bay %2016 to 2021
Separate house8,00770.779.56,84568.381.3+1,162
Medium density2,43621.516.72,18121.814.8+255
High density4854.32.65345.32.5-49
Caravans, cabin, houseboat3623.20.94154.11.0-53
Other150.10.1110.10.1+4
Not stated200.20.2320.30.3-12
Total Private Dwellings11,325100.0100.010,018100.0100.0+1,307
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
Dwelling type
Bribie Island20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moreton Bay %Number%City of Moreton Bay %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings10,02088.394.58,67686.493.0+1,344
Unoccupied private dwellings1,31611.65.41,35513.57.0-39
Non private dwellings130.10.1100.10.1+3
Total dwellings11,349100.0100.010,041100.0100.0+1,308
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 8,007 separate houses in the area, 2,436 medium density dwellings, and 485 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 362 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bribie Island in 2021 shows that 70.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.5% were medium density dwellings, and 4.3% 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 88.3% of the dwellings in Bribie Island were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.5% in the City of Moreton Bay. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.6%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Moreton Bay (5.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bribie Island increased by 1,308 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bribie Island between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,162 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+255 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-53 dwellings)

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