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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

In Rockhampton, 12.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Regional QLD.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Rockhampton'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 Rockhampton.

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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
Rockhampton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2001 to 2021
Separate house30,70186.072.424,50385.573.4+6,198
Medium density4,25511.916.33,08710.815.2+1,168
High density1890.58.0590.25.6+130
Caravans, cabin, houseboat3471.02.26452.33.7-298
Other740.20.42060.70.9-132
Not stated1480.40.81420.51.2+6
Total Private Dwellings35,714100.0100.028,642100.0100.0+7,072
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Rockhampton20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings32,13489.788.926,20891.189.4+5,926
Unoccupied private dwellings3,57910.010.72,4368.510.2+1,143
Non private dwellings1020.30.31150.40.4-13
Total dwellings35,815100.0100.028,759100.0100.0+7,056
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 30,701 separate houses in the area, 4,255 medium density dwellings, and 189 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Rockhampton in 2021 shows that 86.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 72.4%, 16.3%, and 8.0% in the Regional QLD respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.7% of the dwellings in Rockhampton were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.9% in Regional QLD. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional QLD (10.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Rockhampton increased by 7,056 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Rockhampton between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+6,198 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,168 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-298 dwellings)
  • Other (-132 dwellings)

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