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Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North

Dwelling type

In Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North, 2.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Mountain Creek.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North'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 Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North.

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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
Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mountain Creek %Number%Mountain Creek %2016 to 2021
Separate house
2,48796.976.42,20798.278.4+280
map this data in atlas.idMedium density532.122.9130.620.7+40
map this data in atlas.idHigh density00.00.600.00.8-1
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
50.2--100.50.1-6
Other
160.6--130.6--+3
Not stated
50.20.130.2--+1

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

Dwelling type
Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mountain Creek %Number%Mountain Creek %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,42394.196.12,15195.993.1+272
Unoccupied private dwellings1535.93.9924.16.9+60
Non private dwellings00.0--00.0--0

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 High density, Mountain Creek: 0.6% Medium density, Mountain Creek: 22.9% Separate house, Mountain Creek: 76.4% 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% High density, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: 0.0% 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%
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, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: +3 Caravans, cabin, houseboat, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: -6 High density, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: -1 Medium density, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: +40 Separate house, Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North: +280
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 2,487 separate houses in the area, 53 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North in 2021 shows that 96.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.4%, 22.9%, and 0.6% in the Mountain Creek respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.1% of the dwellings in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.1% in Mountain Creek. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Mountain Creek (3.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North increased by 333 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+280 dwellings)
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