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Dwelling type

In Shellharbour City, 19.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Regional NSW.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Shellharbour City'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 Shellharbour City.

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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
Shellharbour City - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Separate house23,48378.680.620,86679.080.2+2,617
Medium density5,67319.014.64,97818.814.3+695
High density2810.92.9190.12.5+262
Caravans, cabin, houseboat3321.11.23551.31.7-23
Other500.20.4740.30.7-24
Not stated450.20.41360.50.7-91
Total Private Dwellings29,864100.0100.026,428100.0100.0+3,436
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
Shellharbour City20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings28,51795.489.224,72793.587.3+3,790
Unoccupied private dwellings1,3464.510.51,6986.412.3-352
Non private dwellings250.10.3280.10.4-3
Total dwellings29,888100.0100.026,453100.0100.0+3,435
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

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 23,483 separate houses in the area, 5,673 medium density dwellings, and 281 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 332 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Shellharbour City in 2021 shows that 78.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 19.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.6%, 14.6%, and 2.9% in the Regional NSW respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.4% of the dwellings in Shellharbour City were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Regional NSW. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional NSW (10.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Shellharbour City increased by 3,435 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Shellharbour City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+2,617 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+695 dwellings)
  • High density (+262 dwellings)

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