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Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula)

Dwelling type

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In Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula), 23.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in the RDA Northern Territory.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula)'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 Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula).

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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
Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,13445.360.580034.260.3+334
Medium density59123.618.664427.519.6-53
High density0--10.625410.910.1-254
Caravans, cabin, houseboat52821.16.949221.06.7+36
Other913.61.21134.82.4-22
Not stated1586.32.2381.61.0+120
Total Private Dwellings2,502100.0100.02,341100.0100.0+161
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
Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,97978.188.51,91378.987.4+66
Unoccupied private dwellings52220.610.845118.611.8+71
Non private dwellings321.30.7612.50.8-29
Total dwellings2,533100.0100.02,425100.0100.0+108
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 1,134 separate houses in the area, 591 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 528 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) in 2021 shows that 45.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.6% 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 78.1% of the dwellings in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.5% in the RDA Northern Territory. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 20.6%, which is larger compared to that found in the RDA Northern Territory (10.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) increased by 108 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Unincorporated NT (ex. Nhulunbuy and Alyangula) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+334 dwellings)
  • High density (-254 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-53 dwellings)

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