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Outback Communities Authority region

Dwelling type

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In Outback Communities Authority region, 3.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional SA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Outback Communities Authority region'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 Outback Communities Authority region.

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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
Outback Communities Authority region - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,84672.186.52,07571.486.1-229
Medium density963.810.61605.510.5-65
High density0--0.20--0.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2078.11.732011.01.8-113
Other1084.20.32127.30.8-104
Not stated30311.80.71394.80.6+164
Total Private Dwellings2,560100.0100.02,908100.0100.0-348
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
Outback Communities Authority region20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,55358.079.21,73356.877.7-180
Unoccupied private dwellings98636.820.51,19839.321.9-213
Non private dwellings1375.10.41203.90.4+17
Total dwellings2,676100.0100.03,052100.0100.0-377
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 1,846 separate houses in the area, 96 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 207 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Outback Communities Authority region in 2021 shows that 72.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 3.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.5%, 10.6%, and 0.2% in the Regional SA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 58.0% of the dwellings in Outback Communities Authority region were occupied on Census night, compared to 79.2% in Regional SA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 36.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional SA (20.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Outback Communities Authority region decreased by 376 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Outback Communities Authority region between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (-229 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-113 dwellings)
  • Other (-104 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-65 dwellings)

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