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Hinchinbrook (S)

Dwelling type

In Hinchinbrook (S), 8.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Croydon (S).

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hinchinbrook (S)'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 Hinchinbrook (S).

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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
Hinchinbrook (S) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Croydon (S) %Number%Croydon (S) %2016 to 2021
Separate house5,12485.363.94,88685.778.5+238
Medium density4808.0--4007.02.8+80
High density160.3--30.1--+13
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2293.830.23416.017.1-112
Other440.71.5370.6--+7
Not stated1151.94.4360.61.7+79
Total Private Dwellings6,008100.0100.05,703100.0100.0+305
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
Hinchinbrook (S)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Croydon (S) %Number%Croydon (S) %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,07284.178.44,84384.674.6+229
Unoccupied private dwellings93615.519.785915.021.8+77
Non private dwellings260.41.8250.43.6+1
Total dwellings6,034100.0100.05,727100.0100.0+307
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 5,124 separate houses in the area, 480 medium density dwellings, and 16 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 229 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hinchinbrook (S) in 2021 shows that 85.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 63.9%, 0.0%, and 0.0% in the Croydon (S) respectively.

In 2021, a total of 84.1% of the dwellings in Hinchinbrook (S) were occupied on Census night, compared to 78.4% in Croydon (S). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Croydon (S) (19.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Hinchinbrook (S) increased by 307 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Hinchinbrook (S) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+238 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-112 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+80 dwellings)

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