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Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Paroo Shire'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 Paroo Shire.
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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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| Paroo Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | RDA Darling Downs and South West Region % | Number | % | RDA Darling Downs and South West Region % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 955 | 81.9 | 83.8 | 932 | 83.1 | 86.8 | +23 |
| Medium density | 32 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 56 | 5.0 | 9.3 | -24 |
| High density | 0 | -- | 0.2 | 0 | -- | 0.2 | 0 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 139 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 103 | 9.2 | 2.2 | +36 |
| Other | 18 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 21 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -3 |
| Not stated | 22 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +13 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,166 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,121 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +45 |
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| Paroo Shire | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | RDA Darling Downs and South West Region % | Number | % | RDA Darling Downs and South West Region % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 894 | 76.1 | 88.9 | 895 | 78.6 | 89.0 | -1 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 270 | 23.0 | 10.7 | 227 | 19.9 | 10.5 | +43 |
| Non private dwellings | 10 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -7 |
| Total dwellings | 1,174 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,139 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +35 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 955 separate houses in the area, 32 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 139 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Paroo Shire in 2021 shows that 81.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 83.8%, 13.7%, and 0.2% in the the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 76.1% of the dwellings in Paroo Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.9% in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 23.0%, which is larger compared to that found in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region (10.7%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Paroo Shire increased by 35 between 2001 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Paroo Shire between 2001 and 2021.
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