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Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cairns Regional Council's residential role and function. For people with a disability, housing type can indicate the location where this community lives. It can also indicate the level of assistance with access to housing and transport required by the community.
Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for people with a disability in Cairns Regional Council.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Cairns Regional Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % | Regional QLD | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 5,994 | 75.2 | 78.3 | 4,631 | 73.8 | 77.6 | +1,363 |
| Medium density | 1,411 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 1,152 | 18.4 | 15.2 | +259 |
| High density | 408 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 298 | 4.7 | 3.5 | +110 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 90 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 123 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -33 |
| Other | 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +2 |
| Not stated | 48 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 56 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -8 |
| Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 7,969 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,276 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,693 |
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| Cairns Regional Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % | Regional QLD | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 7,969 | 86.8 | 88.7 | 6,276 | 85.8 | 86.3 | +1,693 |
| Non private dwellings | 1,215 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 1,040 | 14.2 | 13.7 | +175 |
| Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 9,184 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,316 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,868 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the types of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Cairns Regional Council in 2021 shows that 75.2% of people with a need for assistance were in separate houses; 17.7% were medium density dwellings, and 5.1% were high density dwellings, compared with 78.3%, 15.2%, and 4.0% in the Regional QLD respectively.
Emerging groups
The total number of people reporting a need for assistance in dwellings in Cairns Regional Council increased by 1,868 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people reporting a need for assistance in Cairns between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+1,363 persons)
- Medium density (+259 persons)
- High density (+110 persons)
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