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RDA Northern Territory

Dwelling type

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In the RDA Northern Territory, 29.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in Belyuen Community Government Council LGA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the RDA Northern Territory'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 Northern Territory.

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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 Northern Territory - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Belyuen Community Government Council LGA %Number%Belyuen Community Government Council LGA %2016 to 2021
Separate house57,97060.571.154,22860.388.6+3,742
Medium density17,79618.628.917,60319.611.4+193
High density10,18710.6--9,06210.1--+1,125
Caravans, cabin, houseboat6,6026.9--6,0106.7--+592
Other1,1501.2--2,1702.4---1,020
Not stated2,0762.2--8781.0--+1,198
Total Private Dwellings95,781100.0100.089,951100.0100.0+5,830
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
Dwelling type
RDA Northern Territory20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Belyuen Community Government Council LGA %Number%Belyuen Community Government Council LGA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings85,37488.5100.079,24687.491.9+6,128
Unoccupied private dwellings10,40410.8--10,71711.88.1-313
Non private dwellings7150.7--7370.8---22
Total dwellings96,493100.0100.090,711100.0100.0+5,782
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 57,970 separate houses in the area, 17,796 medium density dwellings, and 10,187 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 6,602 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021 shows that 60.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.6% were medium density dwellings, and 10.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 71.1%, 28.9%, and 0.0% in the Belyuen Community Government Council LGA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.5% of the dwellings in the RDA Northern Territory were occupied on Census night, compared to 100.0% in Belyuen Community Government Council LGA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Belyuen Community Government Council LGA (0.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the RDA Northern Territory increased by 5,782 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the RDA Northern Territory between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+3,742 dwellings)
  • High density (+1,125 dwellings)
  • Other (-1,020 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+592 dwellings)

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