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Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA

Dwelling type

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In Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA, 15.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula).

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA'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 Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA.

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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
Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) %Number%Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) %2011 to 2021
Separate house61579.545.357587.930.2+40
Medium density11715.123.67010.721.3+47
High density0----0--7.50
Caravans, cabin, houseboat222.821.160.933.4+16
Other0--3.60--4.80
Not stated202.66.330.52.8+17
Total Private Dwellings774100.0100.0654100.0100.0+120
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) %Number%Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings67284.578.157685.382.9+96
Unoccupied private dwellings10613.320.68011.914.0+26
Non private dwellings172.11.3192.83.1-2
Total dwellings795100.0100.0675100.0100.0+120
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 615 separate houses in the area, 117 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 22 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA in 2021 shows that 79.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 15.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 45.3%, 23.6%, and 0.0% in the Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) respectively.

In 2021, a total of 84.5% of the dwellings in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA were occupied on Census night, compared to 78.1% in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) (20.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA increased by 120 between 2011 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA between 2011 and 2021.

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