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Country Townships

Dwelling type

In Country Townships, 3.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Adelaide Hills Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Country Townships'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 Country Townships.

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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
Country Townships - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Adelaide Hills Region %Number%Adelaide Hills Region %2001 to 2021
Separate house4,05695.294.63,15292.693.3+903
Medium density1273.04.51364.04.9-10
High density0--0.20--0.00
Caravans, cabin, houseboat531.20.4391.10.5+14
Other90.20.1531.60.6-44
Not stated140.30.2230.70.6-9
Total Private Dwellings4,259100.0100.03,405100.0100.0+854
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Country Townships20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Adelaide Hills Region %Number%Adelaide Hills Region %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,97193.093.13,12791.593.3+843
Unoccupied private dwellings2846.76.82898.56.6-5
Non private dwellings140.30.130.10.1+11
Total dwellings4,269100.0100.03,420100.0100.0+849
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,056 separate houses in the area, 127 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 53 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Country Townships in 2021 shows that 95.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 3.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 94.6%, 4.5%, and 0.2% in the Adelaide Hills Region respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Country Townships were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.1% in Adelaide Hills Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.7%, which is similar compared to that found in Adelaide Hills Region (6.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Country Townships increased by 849 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Country Townships between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+903 dwellings)

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