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Furnissdale - North Yunderup

Dwelling type

In Furnissdale - North Yunderup, 3.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 4% in the Shire of Murray.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Furnissdale - North Yunderup'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 Furnissdale - North Yunderup.

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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
Furnissdale - North Yunderup - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Shire of Murray %Number%Shire of Murray %2016 to 2021
Separate house91887.492.278374.389.0+135
Medium density413.94.517917.06.4-138
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat888.42.9928.73.7-4
Other30.30.20--0.6+3
Not stated0--0.20--0.30
Total Private Dwellings1,050100.0100.01,054100.0100.0-4
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
Furnissdale - North Yunderup20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Shire of Murray %Number%Shire of Murray %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings89084.586.385779.683.5+33
Unoccupied private dwellings16315.513.622020.416.3-57
Non private dwellings0--0.00--0.20
Total dwellings1,053100.0100.01,077100.0100.0-24
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 918 separate houses in the area, 41 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 88 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Furnissdale - North Yunderup in 2021 shows that 87.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 3.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.2%, 4.5%, and 0.0% in the the Shire of Murray respectively.

In 2021, a total of 84.5% of the dwellings in Furnissdale - North Yunderup were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.3% in the Shire of Murray. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.5%, which is larger compared to that found in the Shire of Murray (13.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Furnissdale - North Yunderup decreased by 24 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Furnissdale - North Yunderup between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (-138 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+135 dwellings)

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