In 2021, there were 249 separate houses in the area, 8 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 363 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Etheridge (S) in 2021 shows that 33.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 73.2%, 15.4%, and 5.4% in the FNQROC region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 96.6% of the dwellings in Etheridge (S) were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in FNQROC region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in FNQROC region (10.3%).