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Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA

Dwelling type

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In Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA, 9.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in the RDA Northern Territory.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Roper Gulf 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 Roper Gulf 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
Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,22343.060.51,06648.260.3+157
Medium density2569.018.61858.419.6+71
High density0--10.60--10.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat97134.16.972332.76.7+248
Other1716.01.21818.22.4-10
Not stated2267.92.2552.51.0+171
Total Private Dwellings2,847100.0100.02,210100.0100.0+637
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
Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,53886.788.52,03188.387.4+507
Unoccupied private dwellings31610.810.81797.811.8+137
Non private dwellings732.50.7903.90.8-17
Total dwellings2,927100.0100.02,300100.0100.0+627
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 1,223 separate houses in the area, 256 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 971 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA in 2021 shows that 43.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 60.5%, 18.6%, and 10.6% in the the RDA Northern Territory respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.7% of the dwellings in Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.5% in the RDA Northern Territory. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.8%, which is similar compared to that found in the RDA Northern Territory (10.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA increased by 627 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Roper Gulf Regional Council LGA between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+248 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+157 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+71 dwellings)

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