Curl Curl Ward
Dwelling type
In Curl Curl Ward, 63.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 84% in Queenscliff.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Curl Curl 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 Curl Curl 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.'
Dwellings
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| Curl Curl Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Queenscliff % | Number | % | Queenscliff % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 8,855 | 35.9 | 16.2 | 8,431 | 42.9 | 17.8 | +423 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 3,574 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 2,942 | 15.0 | 12.9 | +631 | 27002 |
| High density | 12,142 | 49.2 | 74.8 | 8,038 | 40.9 | 67.7 | +4,103 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 82 | 0.3 | -- | 64 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +18 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 46 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 172 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -127 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 24,699 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,650 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,049 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Curl Curl Ward | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Queenscliff % | Number | % | Queenscliff % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 23,031 | 93.2 | 90.3 | 18,284 | 93.1 | 90.7 | +4,747 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,670 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 1,335 | 6.8 | 9.3 | +335 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 15 | 0.1 | -- | -5 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 24,711 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,634 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,076 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 8,855 separate houses in the area, 3,574 medium density dwellings, and 12,142 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Curl Curl Ward in 2021 shows that 35.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.5% were medium density dwellings, and 49.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 16.2%, 8.8%, and 74.8% in the Queenscliff respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.2% of the dwellings in Curl Curl Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.3% in Queenscliff. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Queenscliff (9.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Curl Curl Ward increased by 5,077 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Curl Curl Ward between 2001 and 2021 were:
- High density (+4,103 dwellings)
- Medium density (+631 dwellings)
- Separate house (+423 dwellings)