East Gosford - Point Frederick
Dwelling type
In East Gosford - Point Frederick, 64.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of East Gosford - Point Frederick'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 East Gosford - Point Frederick.
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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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| East Gosford - Point Frederick - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy % | Number | % | Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy % | 1991 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,188 | 35.6 | 78.4 | 1,298 | 58.8 | 87.5 | -110 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,693 | 50.8 | 20.7 | 637 | 28.9 | 5.0 | +1,055 | 27002 |
| High density | 442 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 235 | 10.7 | -- | +206 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 6.6 | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 3 | 0.1 | -- | 10 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -7 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -18 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 3,333 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,209 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,124 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| East Gosford - Point Frederick | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy % | Number | % | Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy % | 1991 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 3,066 | 92.3 | 95.0 | 1,982 | 89.4 | 90.4 | +1,084 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 254 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 232 | 10.5 | 9.6 | +22 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | -- | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 3,320 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,217 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,103 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 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 1,188 separate houses in the area, 1,693 medium density dwellings, and 442 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in East Gosford - Point Frederick in 2021 shows that 35.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 50.8% were medium density dwellings, and 13.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 78.4%, 20.7%, and 0.3% in the Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.3% of the dwellings in East Gosford - Point Frederick were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.0% in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy (4.8%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in East Gosford - Point Frederick increased by 1,103 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in East Gosford - Point Frederick between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+1,055 dwellings)
- High density (+206 dwellings)
- Separate house (-110 dwellings)