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Shire of Serpentine JarrahdaleCommunity profile

Darling Downs area

Dwelling type

In Darling Downs area, 2.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 1% in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Darling Downs area'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 Darling Downs area.

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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
Darling Downs area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale %Number%Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,04497.997.592297.598.1+122
Medium density222.11.1242.51.3-2
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--1.00--0.10
Other0--0.20--0.20
Not stated0--0.20--0.20
Total Private Dwellings1,066100.0100.0946100.0100.0+120
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
Darling Downs area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale %Number%Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,02996.294.088893.692.0+141
Unoccupied private dwellings413.86.0616.48.0-20
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings1,070100.0100.0949100.0100.0+121
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 1,044 separate houses in the area, 22 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Darling Downs area in 2021 shows that 97.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 97.5%, 1.1%, and 0.0% in the the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale respectively.

In 2021, a total of 96.2% of the dwellings in Darling Downs area were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.0% in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale (6.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Darling Downs area increased by 121 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Darling Downs area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+122 dwellings)

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