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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 24% in Regional QLD.

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)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
Separate house44,02083.872.439,50781.973.0+4,513
Medium density5,56210.616.35,15810.716.0+404
High density8161.68.06591.46.8+157
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1,4262.72.22,1244.42.8-698
Other1610.30.43450.70.6-184
Not stated5391.00.84671.00.8+72
Total Private Dwellings52,524100.0100.048,260100.0100.0+4,264
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Fraser Coast Regional Council20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings47,55390.488.943,22889.387.9+4,325
Unoccupied private dwellings4,9769.510.75,02710.411.7-51
Non private dwellings1010.20.31370.30.4-36
Total dwellings52,630100.0100.048,392100.0100.0+4,238
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

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 72.4%, 16.3%, and 8.0% in the Regional QLD respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in Fraser Coast Regional Council were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.9% in Regional QLD. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional QLD (10.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Fraser Coast Regional Council increased by 4,238 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fraser Coast Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+4,513 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-698 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+404 dwellings)
  • Other (-184 dwellings)

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