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Bli Bli - Rosemount and District

Dwelling type

In Bli Bli - Rosemount and District, 13.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 2% in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bli Bli - Rosemount and District'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 Bli Bli - Rosemount and District.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwellings

Dwelling structure
Bli Bli - Rosemount and District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North %Number%Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North %2016 to 2021
Separate house
5,29683.996.94,30382.998.2+992
map this data in atlas.idMedium density87513.92.15069.80.6+368
map this data in atlas.idHigh density00.0--00.00.00
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
1121.80.23526.80.5-240
Other
110.20.6110.20.60
Not stated
170.30.2170.30.2-1

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
Bli Bli - Rosemount and District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North %Number%Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,04595.694.14,86493.195.9+1,181
Unoccupied private dwellings2724.35.93556.84.1-83
Non private dwellings50.1--60.1---1

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Other, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: 0.6% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: 0.2% Medium density, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: 2.1% Separate house, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: 96.9% Other, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 0.2% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 1.8% High density, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 0.0% Medium density, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 13.9% Separate house, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 83.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2016 to 2021 Other, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 0 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: -240 High density, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: 0 Medium density, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: +368 Separate house, Bli Bli - Rosemount and District: +992
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 5,296 separate houses in the area, 875 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 112 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bli Bli - Rosemount and District in 2021 shows that 83.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 13.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 96.9%, 2.1%, and 0.0% in the Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.6% of the dwellings in Bli Bli - Rosemount and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.1% in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North (5.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bli Bli - Rosemount and District increased by 1,097 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bli Bli - Rosemount and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+992 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+368 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-240 dwellings)
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