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RDA Darling Downs and South West RegionCommunity profile

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Dwelling type

In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, 14.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Australia.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the RDA Darling Downs and South West 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 the RDA Darling Downs and South West 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
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Separate house104,75783.870.398,83284.071.1+5,925
Medium density17,15513.717.315,30913.017.9+1,846
High density2880.211.02130.29.1+75
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1,7141.40.81,7221.51.0-8
Other4590.40.36300.50.5-171
Not stated6570.50.39500.80.5-293
Total Private Dwellings125,030100.0100.0117,656100.0100.0+7,374
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
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings111,57288.990.2103,72087.889.3+7,852
Unoccupied private dwellings13,44210.79.613,92611.810.5-484
Non private dwellings4560.40.25390.50.2-83
Total dwellings125,470100.0100.0118,185100.0100.0+7,285
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 104,757 separate houses in the area, 17,155 medium density dwellings, and 288 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 1,714 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021 shows that 83.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 13.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.3%, 17.3%, and 11.0% in the Australia respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.9% of the dwellings in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Australia (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region increased by 7,285 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+5,925 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,846 dwellings)
  • Other (-171 dwellings)
  • High density (+75 dwellings)

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