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Murray Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Shire of Murray

Dwelling type

In the Shire of Murray, 4.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional WA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Shire of Murray'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 the Shire of Murray.

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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
Shire of Murray - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Separate house7,55092.281.96,96789.082.5+583
Medium density3664.510.25006.49.9-134
High density0--0.50--0.30
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2352.95.52883.75.1-53
Other190.20.8480.61.4-29
Not stated200.21.2210.30.9-1
Total Private Dwellings8,190100.0100.07,824100.0100.0+366
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
Shire of Murray20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,07586.382.46,55283.580.8+523
Unoccupied private dwellings1,11713.617.01,27916.318.5-162
Non private dwellings30.00.5120.20.7-9
Total dwellings8,195100.0100.07,843100.0100.0+352
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 7,550 separate houses in the area, 366 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 235 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Shire of Murray in 2021 shows that 92.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.9%, 10.2%, and 0.5% in the Regional WA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.3% of the dwellings in the Shire of Murray were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.4% in Regional WA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional WA (17.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Shire of Murray increased by 352 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Shire of Murray between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+583 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-134 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-53 dwellings)

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