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In Roxby Downs, 4.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional SA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Roxby Downs'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 Roxby Downs.

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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
Roxby Downs - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2011 to 2021
Separate house1,67294.486.51,29679.487.5+376
Medium density784.410.628217.39.7-204
High density0--0.20--0.30
Caravans, cabin, houseboat110.61.7493.01.7-38
Other0--0.30--0.60
Not stated100.60.760.40.2+4
Total Private Dwellings1,771100.0100.01,633100.0100.0+138
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
Dwelling type
Roxby Downs20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,43380.779.21,47489.978.1-41
Unoccupied private dwellings34019.120.51629.921.5+178
Non private dwellings30.20.440.20.4-1
Total dwellings1,776100.0100.01,640100.0100.0+136
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 1,672 separate houses in the area, 78 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Roxby Downs in 2021 shows that 94.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.5%, 10.6%, and 0.2% in the Regional SA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 80.7% of the dwellings in Roxby Downs were occupied on Census night, compared to 79.2% in Regional SA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 19.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional SA (20.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Roxby Downs increased by 136 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Roxby Downs between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+376 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-204 dwellings)

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