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Limestone Coast region

Dwelling type

In Limestone Coast region, 12.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional SA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Limestone Coast 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 Limestone Coast 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
Limestone Coast region - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Separate house28,62586.286.527,50186.586.1+1,124
Medium density4,07112.310.63,73711.810.5+334
High density290.10.2260.10.1+3
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1470.41.73111.01.8-164
Other1260.40.3960.30.8+30
Not stated1980.60.71290.40.6+69
Total Private Dwellings33,196100.0100.031,800100.0100.0+1,396
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
Limestone Coast region20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings27,73583.279.226,15682.077.7+1,579
Unoccupied private dwellings5,47416.420.55,63417.721.9-160
Non private dwellings1280.40.41250.40.4+3
Total dwellings33,337100.0100.031,915100.0100.0+1,422
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 28,625 separate houses in the area, 4,071 medium density dwellings, and 29 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Limestone Coast region in 2021 shows that 86.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.5%, 10.6%, and 0.2% in the Regional SA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 83.2% of the dwellings in Limestone Coast region were occupied on Census night, compared to 79.2% in Regional SA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 16.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional SA (20.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Limestone Coast region increased by 1,422 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Limestone Coast region between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,124 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+334 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-164 dwellings)

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