Kamerunga - Caravonica and District
Dwelling type
In Kamerunga - Caravonica and District, 6.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 1% in Mount Sheridan.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Kamerunga - Caravonica 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 Kamerunga - Caravonica 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.'
Dwellings
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| Kamerunga - Caravonica and District - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Mount Sheridan % | Number | % | Mount Sheridan % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,180 | 85.1 | 98.5 | 860 | 67.0 | 97.9 | +320 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 84 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 221 | 17.3 | 2.1 | -138 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 8 | 0.6 | -- | -8 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 97 | 7.0 | -- | 182 | 14.2 | -- | -85 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 12 | 1.0 | -- | -13 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 26 | 1.9 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +26 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,387 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,284 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +103 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Kamerunga - Caravonica and District | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Mount Sheridan % | Number | % | Mount Sheridan % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,310 | 94.0 | 95.8 | 1,236 | 96.3 | 91.4 | +74 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 79 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 46 | 3.7 | 8.6 | +32 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 4 | 0.3 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +4 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,393 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,283 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +110 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 1,180 separate houses in the area, 84 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 97 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Kamerunga - Caravonica and District in 2021 shows that 85.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 6.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 98.5%, 1.5%, and 0.0% in the Mount Sheridan respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.0% of the dwellings in Kamerunga - Caravonica and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.8% in Mount Sheridan. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Mount Sheridan (4.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Kamerunga - Caravonica and District increased by 110 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Kamerunga - Caravonica and District between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+320 dwellings)
- Medium density (-138 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-85 dwellings)