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In Pialba, 33.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Maryborough.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Pialba'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 Pialba.

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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
Pialba - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Maryborough %Number%Maryborough %2001 to 2021
Separate house1,29659.086.51,08368.186.7+213
Medium density62028.211.226916.910.3+351
High density1225.60.1231.4--+99
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1155.21.419312.12.1-78
Other231.00.3110.70.4+12
Not stated221.00.4120.80.5+10
Total Private Dwellings2,198100.0100.01,591100.0100.0+607
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Pialba20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Maryborough %Number%Maryborough %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,03291.992.11,45190.791.7+581
Unoccupied private dwellings1727.87.61408.87.8+32
Non private dwellings70.30.290.60.5-2
Total dwellings2,211100.0100.01,600100.0100.0+611
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,296 separate houses in the area, 620 medium density dwellings, and 122 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 115 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Pialba in 2021 shows that 59.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 28.2% were medium density dwellings, and 5.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.5%, 11.2%, and 0.1% in the Maryborough respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.9% of the dwellings in Pialba were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.1% in Maryborough. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.8%, which is similar compared to that found in Maryborough (7.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Pialba increased by 611 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Pialba between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+351 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+213 dwellings)
  • High density (+99 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-78 dwellings)

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