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Yass ValleyCommunity profile

Murrumbateman

Dwelling type

In Murrumbateman, 0.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Yass Valley Council area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Murrumbateman'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 Murrumbateman.

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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
Murrumbateman - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Yass Valley Council area %Number%Yass Valley Council area %2001 to 2021
Separate house1,21699.393.765397.992.1+562
Medium density30.25.230.55.50
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.481.21.2-8
Other0--0.120.30.8-2
Not stated60.50.700.10.3+6
Total Private Dwellings1,225100.0100.0668100.0100.0+557
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
Murrumbateman20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Yass Valley Council area %Number%Yass Valley Council area %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,17395.891.962293.186.9+550
Unoccupied private dwellings514.27.8426.412.6+8
Non private dwellings0--0.330.40.5-3
Total dwellings1,224100.0100.0668100.0100.0+555
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 1,216 separate houses in the area, 3 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Murrumbateman in 2021 shows that 99.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.7%, 5.2%, and 0.0% in the Yass Valley Council area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.8% of the dwellings in Murrumbateman were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Yass Valley Council area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Yass Valley Council area (7.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Murrumbateman increased by 556 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Murrumbateman between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+562 dwellings)

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