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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Palm Beach - Whale Beach, 8.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 44% in Northern Beaches Council area.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Palm Beach - Whale Beach'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 Palm Beach - Whale Beach.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Palm Beach - Whale Beach - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area % | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 1,271 | 90.9 | 55.4 | 1,301 | 91.3 | 55.7 | -30 |
| Medium density | 112 | 8.0 | 17.1 | 89 | 6.2 | 17.2 | +23 |
| High density | 12 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 16 | 1.1 | 25.9 | -4 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | 0.1 | 0 | -- | 0.3 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | -- | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -6 |
| Not stated | 4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -9 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,399 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,425 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -26 |
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| Palm Beach - Whale Beach | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area % | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 908 | 64.3 | 92.6 | 751 | 52.6 | 90.9 | +157 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 504 | 35.7 | 7.3 | 675 | 47.2 | 8.9 | -171 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | -- | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -3 |
| Total dwellings | 1,412 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,429 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -17 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 1,271 separate houses in the area, 112 medium density dwellings, and 12 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Palm Beach - Whale Beach in 2021 shows that 90.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 55.4%, 17.1%, and 26.8% in the Northern Beaches Council area respectively.
In 2021, a total of 64.3% of the dwellings in Palm Beach - Whale Beach were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.6% in Northern Beaches Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 35.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Northern Beaches Council area (7.3%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Palm Beach - Whale Beach decreased by 17 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Palm Beach - Whale Beach between 2016 and 2021.
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