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In Maryborough, 11.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Maryborough'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 Maryborough.

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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
Maryborough - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Fraser Coast Regional Council %Number%Fraser Coast Regional Council %2016 to 2021
Separate house10,72386.583.810,25585.481.9+468
Medium density1,39011.210.61,31811.010.7+72
High density170.11.6220.21.4-5
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1791.42.73182.64.4-139
Other360.30.3290.20.7+7
Not stated480.41.0620.51.0-14
Total Private Dwellings12,393100.0100.012,004100.0100.0+389
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
Maryborough20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Fraser Coast Regional Council %Number%Fraser Coast Regional Council %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings11,44192.190.410,89190.489.3+550
Unoccupied private dwellings9507.69.51,1169.310.4-166
Non private dwellings290.20.2350.30.3-6
Total dwellings12,420100.0100.012,042100.0100.0+378
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 10,723 separate houses in the area, 1,390 medium density dwellings, and 17 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 179 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Maryborough in 2021 shows that 86.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 83.8%, 10.6%, and 1.6% in the Fraser Coast Regional Council respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.1% of the dwellings in Maryborough were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.4% in Fraser Coast Regional Council. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in Fraser Coast Regional Council (9.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Maryborough increased by 378 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Maryborough between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+468 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-139 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+72 dwellings)

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