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Sippy Downs Activity Centre

Dwelling type

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In Sippy Downs Activity Centre, 49.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 27% in Nambour Activity Centre.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sippy Downs Activity Centre'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 Sippy Downs Activity Centre.

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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
Sippy Downs Activity Centre - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Nambour Activity Centre %Number%Nambour Activity Centre %2001 to 2021
Separate house2,68250.171.41,13697.776.9+1,546
Medium density1,81633.926.4100.920.6+1,806
High density84615.80.80--1.3+846
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.470.70.8-8
Other0--0.70--0.40
Not stated100.20.390.80.1+1
Total Private Dwellings5,354100.0100.01,162100.0100.0+4,191
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Sippy Downs Activity Centre20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Nambour Activity Centre %Number%Nambour Activity Centre %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,09895.494.81,11294.993.0+3,986
Unoccupied private dwellings2434.54.9564.86.4+186
Non private dwellings50.10.230.30.6+2
Total dwellings5,346100.0100.01,171100.0100.0+4,174
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,682 separate houses in the area, 1,816 medium density dwellings, and 846 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sippy Downs Activity Centre in 2021 shows that 50.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 33.9% were medium density dwellings, and 15.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 71.4%, 26.4%, and 0.8% in the Nambour Activity Centre respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.4% of the dwellings in Sippy Downs Activity Centre were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.8% in Nambour Activity Centre. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Nambour Activity Centre (4.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Sippy Downs Activity Centre increased by 4,175 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Sippy Downs Activity Centre between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+1,806 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+1,546 dwellings)
  • High density (+846 dwellings)

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