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Bega Valley ShireCommunity profile

Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District

Dwelling type

In Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District, 13.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 16% in Bega Valley Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and 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 Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and 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
Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bega Valley Shire %Number%Bega Valley Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,47080.581.51,40683.680.2+63
Medium density24413.415.122313.315.5+21
High density40.20.40--0.3+4
Caravans, cabin, houseboat884.82.3120.71.9+76
Other110.60.3201.21.1-10
Not stated100.50.5191.21.0-10
Total Private Dwellings1,827100.0100.01,682100.0100.0+144
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
Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bega Valley Shire %Number%Bega Valley Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,36574.583.91,14966.582.0+215
Unoccupied private dwellings46025.115.457233.117.3-113
Non private dwellings70.40.660.30.7+1
Total dwellings1,832100.0100.01,728100.0100.0+103
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 1,470 separate houses in the area, 244 medium density dwellings, and 4 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 88 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District in 2021 shows that 80.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 13.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.5%, 15.1%, and 0.4% in the Bega Valley Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 74.5% of the dwellings in Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 83.9% in Bega Valley Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 25.1%, which is larger compared to that found in Bega Valley Shire (15.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District increased by 104 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bermagui Coast - Wapengo and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+76 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+63 dwellings)

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