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Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba

Dwelling type

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In Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba, 39.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 29% in Sunshine Coast.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba'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 Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba.

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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
Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Sunshine Coast %Number%Sunshine Coast %2001 to 2021
Separate house3,17457.069.42,00665.270.0+1,168
Medium density1,50127.018.085427.816.2+647
High density72213.010.71073.59.3+615
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1322.41.3752.43.1+57
Other30.10.2150.50.4-12
Not stated370.70.4200.61.0+17
Total Private Dwellings5,569100.0100.03,077100.0100.0+2,491
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
Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Sunshine Coast %Number%Sunshine Coast %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,99289.390.92,71887.989.5+2,273
Unoccupied private dwellings58210.48.836911.910.3+213
Non private dwellings170.30.260.20.2+11
Total dwellings5,591100.0100.03,094100.0100.0+2,497
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 3,174 separate houses in the area, 1,501 medium density dwellings, and 722 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 132 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba in 2021 shows that 57.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 27.0% were medium density dwellings, and 13.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 69.4%, 18.0%, and 10.7% in the Sunshine Coast respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.3% of the dwellings in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in Sunshine Coast. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Sunshine Coast (8.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba increased by 2,497 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,168 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+647 dwellings)
  • High density (+615 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+57 dwellings)

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