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Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy

Dwelling type

In Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy, 8.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in Peregian Springs.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy'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 Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy.

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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
Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Peregian Springs %Number%Peregian Springs %2001 to 2021
Separate house
3,02390.979.01,97288.796.2+1,050
map this data in atlas.idMedium density2898.720.81235.6--+165
map this data in atlas.idHigh density00.0--00.0--0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
00.0--793.6---80
Other
00.0--381.7---38
Not stated
150.50.3100.53.8+5

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling type
Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Peregian Springs %Number%Peregian Springs %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,13593.495.62,05992.672.4+1,075
Unoccupied private dwellings2016.04.41557.027.6+46
Non private dwellings190.6--100.5--+9

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dwelling structure, 2021
Dwelling structure, 2021 Medium density, Peregian Springs: 20.8% Separate house, Peregian Springs: 79.0% Other, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: 0.0% Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: 0.0% High density, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: 0.0% Medium density, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: 8.7% Separate house, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: 90.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Change in dwelling structure, 2001 to 2021
Change in dwelling structure, 2001 to 2021 Other, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: -38 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: -80 High density, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: 0 Medium density, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: +165 Separate house, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy: +1,050
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,023 separate houses in the area, 289 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy in 2021 shows that 90.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.0%, 20.8%, and 0.0% in the Peregian Springs respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.4% of the dwellings in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.6% in Peregian Springs. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Peregian Springs (4.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy increased by 1,130 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,050 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+165 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-80 dwellings)
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