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Fraser Coast Regional Council

Dwelling type

In Fraser Coast Regional Council, 12.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Australia.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fraser Coast Regional Council'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 Fraser Coast Regional Council.

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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
Fraser Coast Regional Council - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %1996 to 2021
Separate house44,02083.870.324,70979.374.2+19,311
Medium density5,56210.617.32,8529.215.7+2,710
High density8161.611.01120.45.7+704
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1,4262.70.82,1967.01.4-770
Other1610.30.34501.40.7-289
Not stated5391.00.38422.72.4-303
Total Private Dwellings52,524100.0100.031,162100.0100.0+21,362
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Fraser Coast Regional Council20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings47,55390.490.227,38087.990.3+20,172
Unoccupied private dwellings4,9769.59.63,63811.79.5+1,338
Non private dwellings1010.20.21170.40.3-17
Total dwellings52,630100.0100.031,136100.0100.0+21,493
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 44,020 separate houses in the area, 5,562 medium density dwellings, and 816 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 1,426 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fraser Coast Regional Council in 2021 shows that 83.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.6% were medium density dwellings, and 1.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.3%, 17.3%, and 11.0% in the Australia respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in Fraser Coast Regional Council were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.5%, which is similar compared to that found in Australia (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Fraser Coast Regional Council increased by 21,494 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fraser Coast Regional Council between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+19,311 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+2,710 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-770 dwellings)
  • High density (+704 dwellings)

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