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Rural City of Murray BridgeCommunity profile

In East Side, 0.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in the Rural City of Murray Bridge.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of East Side'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 East Side.

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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
East Side - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Rural City of Murray Bridge %Number%Rural City of Murray Bridge %2011 to 2021
Separate house98998.787.287199.586.7+118
Medium density0--10.90--11.80
High density0----0--0.20
Caravans, cabin, houseboat101.01.240.51.1+6
Other0--0.30--0.20
Not stated30.30.40--0.1+3
Total Private Dwellings1,002100.0100.0875100.0100.0+127
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
East Side20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Rural City of Murray Bridge %Number%Rural City of Murray Bridge %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings92091.487.980091.188.3+120
Unoccupied private dwellings878.612.0788.911.5+9
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings1,007100.0100.0878100.0100.0+129
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 989 separate houses in the area, no medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in East Side in 2021 shows that 98.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 87.2%, 10.9%, and 0.0% in the the Rural City of Murray Bridge respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.4% of the dwellings in East Side were occupied on Census night, compared to 87.9% in the Rural City of Murray Bridge. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in the Rural City of Murray Bridge (12.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in East Side increased by 129 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in East Side between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+118 dwellings)

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