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Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads

Dwelling type

In Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads, 16.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 16% in Eurobodalla Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads'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 Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads.

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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
Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Eurobodalla Shire %Number%Eurobodalla Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,59481.481.71,46482.280.3+130
Medium density31316.014.927515.515.7+38
High density0--0.80--0.60
Caravans, cabin, houseboat422.12.0271.52.6+15
Other40.20.30--0.3+4
Not stated60.30.3140.80.5-8
Total Private Dwellings1,959100.0100.01,781100.0100.0+178
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
Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Eurobodalla Shire %Number%Eurobodalla Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,69086.274.41,54086.070.1+150
Unoccupied private dwellings26213.425.324113.529.6+21
Non private dwellings90.50.380.50.30
Total dwellings1,961100.0100.01,790100.0100.0+171
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 1,594 separate houses in the area, 313 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 42 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads in 2021 shows that 81.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.7%, 14.9%, and 0.8% in the Eurobodalla Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.2% of the dwellings in Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads were occupied on Census night, compared to 74.4% in Eurobodalla Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Eurobodalla Shire (25.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads increased by 171 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Urban Moruya - Moruya Heads between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+130 dwellings)

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