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Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach

Dwelling type

In Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach, 31.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 35% in New South Wales.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams 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 Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams 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
Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,48766.963.82,40066.664.9+86
Medium density1,15131.017.21,10930.817.9+42
High density40.117.80--15.3+4
Caravans, cabin, houseboat591.60.5892.50.8-30
Other0--0.40--0.60
Not stated150.40.360.20.5+9
Total Private Dwellings3,716100.0100.03,604100.0100.0+111
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
Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,74373.690.92,43267.290.5+310
Unoccupied private dwellings97526.28.91,18032.69.3-205
Non private dwellings90.20.290.20.20
Total dwellings3,727100.0100.03,622100.0100.0+105
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 2,487 separate houses in the area, 1,151 medium density dwellings, and 4 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 59 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach in 2021 shows that 66.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 63.8%, 17.2%, and 17.8% in the New South Wales respectively.

In 2021, a total of 73.6% of the dwellings in Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in New South Wales. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 26.2%, which is larger compared to that found in New South Wales (8.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach increased by 105 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Surf Beach - Batehaven - Sunshine Bay - Denhams Beach between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+86 dwellings)

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