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District of Yankalilla

Dwelling type

In the District of Yankalilla, 6.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Regional SA.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the District of Yankalilla'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 District of Yankalilla.

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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
District of Yankalilla - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,02291.586.53,55792.086.1+465
Medium density2084.710.61353.510.5+73
High density872.00.2721.90.1+15
Caravans, cabin, houseboat581.31.7651.71.8-7
Other90.20.3170.40.8-8
Not stated110.30.7220.60.6-11
Total Private Dwellings4,395100.0100.03,868100.0100.0+527
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
District of Yankalilla20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,67060.679.22,29659.177.7+374
Unoccupied private dwellings1,72339.120.51,57540.621.9+148
Non private dwellings120.30.4110.30.4+1
Total dwellings4,405100.0100.03,882100.0100.0+523
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 4,022 separate houses in the area, 208 medium density dwellings, and 87 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 58 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the District of Yankalilla in 2021 shows that 91.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.7% were medium density dwellings, and 2.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.5%, 10.6%, and 0.2% in the Regional SA respectively.

In 2021, a total of 60.6% of the dwellings in the District of Yankalilla were occupied on Census night, compared to 79.2% in Regional SA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 39.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional SA (20.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the District of Yankalilla increased by 523 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the District of Yankalilla between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+465 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+73 dwellings)

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