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North Coast - Kingscliff

Dwelling type

In North Coast - Kingscliff, 33.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 38% in Cabarita area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of North Coast - Kingscliff'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 North Coast - Kingscliff.

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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
North Coast - Kingscliff - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Cabarita area %Number%Cabarita area %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,94554.860.92,54851.361.3+397
Medium density96317.932.992418.631.0+39
High density82215.35.570714.26.6+115
Caravans, cabin, houseboat54010.1--68913.90.5-149
Other601.10.3521.00.3+8
Not stated410.80.4511.00.3-10
Total Private Dwellings5,371100.0100.04,971100.0100.0+400
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
North Coast - Kingscliff20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Cabarita area %Number%Cabarita area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,67887.087.04,34087.488.3+338
Unoccupied private dwellings69212.912.761912.511.5+73
Non private dwellings100.20.390.20.2+1
Total dwellings5,380100.0100.04,968100.0100.0+412
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,945 separate houses in the area, 963 medium density dwellings, and 822 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 540 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in North Coast - Kingscliff in 2021 shows that 54.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.9% were medium density dwellings, and 15.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 60.9%, 32.9%, and 5.5% in the Cabarita area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.0% of the dwellings in North Coast - Kingscliff were occupied on Census night, compared to 87.0% in Cabarita area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.9%, which is similar compared to that found in Cabarita area (12.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in North Coast - Kingscliff increased by 412 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in North Coast - Kingscliff between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+397 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-149 dwellings)
  • High density (+115 dwellings)

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