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Ravenshoe District

Dwelling type

In the Ravenshoe District, 1.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Tablelands Regional Council.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Ravenshoe 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 the Ravenshoe 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.'

Dwelling structure
Ravenshoe District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Tablelands Regional Council %Number%Tablelands Regional Council %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,43794.086.41,37589.786.3+62
Medium density211.46.4352.37.0-14
High density0----0--0.00
Caravans, cabin, houseboat483.14.9684.44.7-20
Other60.40.8402.61.2-34
Not stated161.01.4151.00.9+1
Total Private Dwellings1,528100.0100.01,533100.0100.0-5
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Ravenshoe District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Tablelands Regional Council %Number%Tablelands Regional Council %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,27081.988.11,32586.086.6-55
Unoccupied private dwellings27217.511.421213.812.8+60
Non private dwellings90.60.530.20.6+6
Total dwellings1,551100.0100.01,540100.0100.0+11
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,437 separate houses in the area, 21 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 48 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Ravenshoe District in 2021 shows that 94.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.4%, 6.4%, and 0.0% in the Tablelands Regional Council respectively.

In 2021, a total of 81.9% of the dwellings in the Ravenshoe District were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.1% in Tablelands Regional Council. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 17.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Tablelands Regional Council (11.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Ravenshoe District increased by 11 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in the Ravenshoe District between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+62 dwellings)

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