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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the RDA Northern Territory, 29.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 48% in the City of Darwin LGA.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the RDA Northern Territory'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 the RDA Northern Territory.
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'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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RDA Northern Territory - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Darwin LGA % | Number | % | City of Darwin LGA % | 1991 to 2021 |
Separate house | 57,970 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 32,661 | 60.9 | 60.7 | +25,309 |
Medium density | 17,796 | 18.6 | 22.6 | 10,257 | 19.1 | 24.5 | +7,539 |
High density | 10,187 | 10.6 | 25.8 | 1,846 | 3.4 | 6.8 | +8,341 |
Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 6,602 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 5,961 | 11.1 | 5.8 | +641 |
Other | 1,150 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1,861 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -711 |
Not stated | 2,076 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1,049 | 2.0 | 1.2 | +1,027 |
Total Private Dwellings | 95,781 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53,635 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +42,146 |
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RDA Northern Territory | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Darwin LGA % | Number | % | City of Darwin LGA % | 1991 to 2021 |
Occupied private dwellings | 85,374 | 88.5 | 91.1 | 50,542 | 93.5 | 93.9 | +34,832 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 10,404 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 3,073 | 5.7 | 5.6 | +7,331 |
Non private dwellings | 715 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 395 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +320 |
Total dwellings | 96,493 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 54,032 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +42,461 |
In 2021, there were 57,970 separate houses in the area, 17,796 medium density dwellings, and 10,187 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 6,602 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021 shows that 60.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.6% were medium density dwellings, and 10.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 47.8%, 22.6%, and 25.8% in the the City of Darwin LGA respectively.
In 2021, a total of 88.5% of the dwellings in the RDA Northern Territory were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.1% in the City of Darwin LGA. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.8%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Darwin LGA (8.5%).
The total number of dwellings in the RDA Northern Territory increased by 42,461 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the RDA Northern Territory between 1991 and 2021 were:
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