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Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area

Dwelling type

In Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area, 4.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 8% in Wattle Range Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area'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 Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area.

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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
Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wattle Range Council area %Number%Wattle Range Council area %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,77993.391.03,59593.993.6+184
Medium density1984.98.11754.64.9+23
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat280.70.3330.91.0-5
Other30.10.280.20.2-5
Not stated411.00.4170.40.3+24
Total Private Dwellings4,049100.0100.03,828100.0100.0+221
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
Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wattle Range Council area %Number%Wattle Range Council area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,53586.782.43,30185.982.1+234
Unoccupied private dwellings52412.817.352613.717.5-2
Non private dwellings200.50.4170.40.4+3
Total dwellings4,079100.0100.03,844100.0100.0+235
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 3,779 separate houses in the area, 198 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area in 2021 shows that 93.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 91.0%, 8.1%, and 0.0% in the Wattle Range Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.7% of the dwellings in Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.4% in Wattle Range Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Wattle Range Council area (17.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area increased by 235 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+184 dwellings)

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