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Coastal & Bribie Planning Area

Dwelling type

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In Coastal & Bribie Planning Area, 19.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 16% in the Former Caboolture Shire District.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Coastal & Bribie Planning Area'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 Coastal & Bribie Planning Area.

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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
Coastal & Bribie Planning Area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Former Caboolture Shire District %Number%Former Caboolture Shire District %2016 to 2021
Separate house14,54176.782.812,40075.384.7+2,141
Medium density3,14516.614.52,95017.912.5+195
High density5232.81.15473.31.1-24
Caravans, cabin, houseboat6833.61.35183.11.3+165
Other260.10.170.00.1+18
Not stated450.20.2510.30.3-6
Total Private Dwellings18,963100.0100.016,473100.0100.0+2,489
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
Coastal & Bribie Planning Area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Former Caboolture Shire District %Number%Former Caboolture Shire District %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings17,07590.093.614,54588.292.5+2,529
Unoccupied private dwellings1,8849.96.31,94211.87.4-59
Non private dwellings170.10.10--0.0+17
Total dwellings18,976100.0100.016,488100.0100.0+2,487
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 14,541 separate houses in the area, 3,145 medium density dwellings, and 523 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 683 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Coastal & Bribie Planning Area in 2021 shows that 76.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.6% were medium density dwellings, and 2.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 82.8%, 14.5%, and 1.1% in the the Former Caboolture Shire District respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.0% of the dwellings in Coastal & Bribie Planning Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.6% in the Former Caboolture Shire District. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.9%, which is larger compared to that found in the Former Caboolture Shire District (6.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Coastal & Bribie Planning Area increased by 2,488 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Coastal & Bribie Planning Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+2,141 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+195 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+165 dwellings)

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