The Entrance District
Dwelling type
In The Entrance District, 44.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 4% in Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of The Entrance 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 The Entrance 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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| The Entrance District - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point % | Number | % | Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 8,164 | 54.3 | 90.2 | 7,926 | 54.8 | 89.3 | +238 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 4,386 | 29.2 | 4.3 | 4,316 | 29.8 | 3.3 | +70 | 27002 |
| High density | 2,245 | 14.9 | -- | 1,938 | 13.4 | -- | +307 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 163 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 118 | 0.8 | 5.5 | +45 | 27004 |
| Other | 49 | 0.3 | -- | 74 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -25 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 27 | 0.2 | -- | 103 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -76 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 15,034 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,475 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +559 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| The Entrance District | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point % | Number | % | Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 12,321 | 81.8 | 92.9 | 11,566 | 79.7 | 91.3 | +755 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 2,711 | 18.0 | 7.1 | 2,933 | 20.2 | 8.7 | -222 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 24 | 0.2 | -- | 18 | 0.1 | -- | +6 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 15,056 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,517 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +539 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 8,164 separate houses in the area, 4,386 medium density dwellings, and 2,245 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 163 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in The Entrance District in 2021 shows that 54.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 29.2% were medium density dwellings, and 14.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.2%, 4.3%, and 0.0% in the Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point respectively.
In 2021, a total of 81.8% of the dwellings in The Entrance District were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.9% in Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 18.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Tuggerawong - Tacoma - Rocky Point (7.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in The Entrance District increased by 539 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in The Entrance District between 2016 and 2021 were:
- High density (+307 dwellings)
- Separate house (+238 dwellings)
- Medium density (+70 dwellings)