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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Stuart Corridor - Nullabor, 4.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 4% in Outback Communities Authority region.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Stuart Corridor - Nullabor'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 Stuart Corridor - Nullabor.
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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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| Stuart Corridor - Nullabor - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 1,257 | 77.7 | 72.1 | 1,630 | 74.4 | 71.5 | -373 |
| Medium density | 77 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 309 | 14.1 | 15.7 | -232 |
| High density | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 123 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 191 | 8.7 | 9.6 | -68 |
| Other | 20 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 37 | 1.7 | 2.1 | -17 |
| Not stated | 141 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 25 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +116 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,192 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -574 |
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| Stuart Corridor - Nullabor | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 889 | 53.7 | 58.0 | 1,582 | 70.7 | 71.1 | -693 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 713 | 43.1 | 36.8 | 615 | 27.5 | 26.4 | +98 |
| Non private dwellings | 52 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 42 | 1.9 | 2.5 | +10 |
| Total dwellings | 1,654 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,239 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -585 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 1,257 separate houses in the area, 77 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 123 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Stuart Corridor - Nullabor in 2021 shows that 77.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 72.1%, 3.8%, and 0.0% in the Outback Communities Authority region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 53.7% of the dwellings in Stuart Corridor - Nullabor were occupied on Census night, compared to 58.0% in Outback Communities Authority region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 43.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Outback Communities Authority region (36.8%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Stuart Corridor - Nullabor decreased by 585 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Stuart Corridor - Nullabor between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (-373 dwellings)
- Medium density (-232 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-68 dwellings)
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