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In Division 09, 14.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 37% in Clear Island Waters.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Division 09'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 Division 09.

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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
Division 09 - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Clear Island Waters %Number%Clear Island Waters %2016 to 2021
Separate house12,50784.362.811,92884.962.7+579
Medium density2,18014.730.41,83013.030.7+350
High density0--6.630.06.5-3
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1080.7--1170.8---9
Other90.1--280.2---19
Not stated250.20.21431.0---118
Total Private Dwellings14,829100.0100.014,049100.0100.0+780
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
Division 0920212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Clear Island Waters %Number%Clear Island Waters %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings14,25996.093.513,40695.390.8+853
Unoccupied private dwellings5803.96.36484.69.2-68
Non private dwellings130.10.2100.1--+3
Total dwellings14,852100.0100.014,064100.0100.0+788
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 12,507 separate houses in the area, 2,180 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Division 09 in 2021 shows that 84.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 62.8%, 30.4%, and 6.6% in the Clear Island Waters respectively.

In 2021, a total of 96.0% of the dwellings in Division 09 were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.5% in Clear Island Waters. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Clear Island Waters (6.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Division 09 increased by 788 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Division 09 between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+579 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+350 dwellings)

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