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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area

Dwelling type

In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area, 26.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Braidwood.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 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
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Braidwood %Number%Braidwood %2016 to 2021
Separate house19,32072.987.717,15671.591.9+2,164
Medium density5,09919.29.24,63219.35.6+467
High density1,8927.1--1,8727.8--+20
Caravans, cabin, houseboat610.20.71480.60.8-87
Other720.32.0950.4---23
Not stated600.20.4820.31.7-22
Total Private Dwellings26,504100.0100.023,985100.0100.0+2,519
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
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Braidwood %Number%Braidwood %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings24,31191.684.321,53489.686.1+2,777
Unoccupied private dwellings2,1918.315.22,44710.213.5-256
Non private dwellings490.20.5570.20.4-8
Total dwellings26,551100.0100.024,038100.0100.0+2,513
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 19,320 separate houses in the area, 5,099 medium density dwellings, and 1,892 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021 shows that 72.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 19.2% were medium density dwellings, and 7.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 87.7%, 9.2%, and 0.0% in the Braidwood respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.6% of the dwellings in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 84.3% in Braidwood. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Braidwood (15.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area increased by 2,513 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+2,164 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+467 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-87 dwellings)

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