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Moore Park Beach

Dwelling type

In Moore Park Beach, 6.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 2% in Division 6.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Moore Park Beach'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 Moore Park Beach.

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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
Moore Park Beach - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Division 6 %Number%Division 6 %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,22587.491.91,10586.490.2+120
Medium density564.01.7715.61.8-15
High density282.0--0----+28
Caravans, cabin, houseboat725.15.9755.97.3-3
Other130.90.160.50.4+7
Not stated80.60.4221.70.2-14
Total Private Dwellings1,402100.0100.01,279100.0100.0+123
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
Moore Park Beach20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Division 6 %Number%Division 6 %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,24189.091.01,11487.087.7+127
Unoccupied private dwellings15311.08.916312.712.3-10
Non private dwellings0--0.130.2---3
Total dwellings1,394100.0100.01,280100.0100.0+114
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 1,225 separate houses in the area, 56 medium density dwellings, and 28 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 72 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Moore Park Beach in 2021 shows that 87.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.0% were medium density dwellings, and 2.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 91.9%, 1.7%, and 0.0% in the Division 6 respectively.

In 2021, a total of 89.0% of the dwellings in Moore Park Beach were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.0% in Division 6. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Division 6 (8.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Moore Park Beach increased by 114 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Moore Park Beach between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+120 dwellings)

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