In 2021, there were 4,419 separate houses in the area, 1,667 medium density dwellings, and 50 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 454 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Douglas (S) in 2021 shows that 64.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 24.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 73.2%, 15.4%, and 5.4% in the FNQROC region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 84.0% of the dwellings in Douglas (S) were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in FNQROC region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 14.4%, which is larger compared to that found in FNQROC region (10.3%).