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Seawinds Ward

Dwelling type

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In Seawinds Ward, 14.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in Beleura Hill.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Seawinds Ward'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 Seawinds Ward.

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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
Seawinds Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Beleura Hill %Number%Beleura Hill %2016 to 2021
Separate house20,75584.588.019,30685.088.0+1,449
Medium density3,47814.212.03,12213.712.0+356
High density1110.5--450.2--+66
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1130.5--1460.6---33
Other820.3--380.2--+44
Not stated150.1--570.3---42
Total Private Dwellings24,554100.0100.022,714100.0100.0+1,840
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
Seawinds Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Beleura Hill %Number%Beleura Hill %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,79468.382.614,55063.878.6+2,244
Unoccupied private dwellings7,78931.717.48,23736.121.4-449
Non private dwellings220.1--90.0--+13
Total dwellings24,605100.0100.022,797100.0100.0+1,809
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 20,755 separate houses in the area, 3,478 medium density dwellings, and 111 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Seawinds Ward in 2021 shows that 84.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.0%, 12.0%, and 0.0% in the Beleura Hill respectively.

In 2021, a total of 68.3% of the dwellings in Seawinds Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.6% in Beleura Hill. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 31.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Beleura Hill (17.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Seawinds Ward increased by 1,808 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Seawinds Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,449 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+356 dwellings)
  • High density (+66 dwellings)

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