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Mount Barker District CouncilCommunity profile

Hahndorf and District

Dwelling type

In Hahndorf and District, 8.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in the Mount Barker District Council.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hahndorf and District'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 Hahndorf and District.

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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
Hahndorf and District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,05285.993.61,01686.094.0+36
Medium density1098.95.51149.74.9-5
High density0----0----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat504.10.6403.40.6+10
Other40.30.170.60.2-3
Not stated90.70.240.30.3+5
Total Private Dwellings1,224100.0100.01,181100.0100.0+43
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Hahndorf and District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,15994.293.71,07189.993.2+87
Unoccupied private dwellings625.06.11149.66.7-52
Non private dwellings100.80.160.50.1+4
Total dwellings1,231100.0100.01,192100.0100.0+39
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 1,052 separate houses in the area, 109 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 50 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hahndorf and District in 2021 shows that 85.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.6%, 5.5%, and 0.0% in the the Mount Barker District Council respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.2% of the dwellings in Hahndorf and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.7% in the Mount Barker District Council. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in the Mount Barker District Council (6.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Hahndorf and District increased by 39 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Hahndorf and District between 2016 and 2021.

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