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Redland City Mainland

Dwelling type

In Redland City Mainland, 18.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Redland City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Redland City Mainland'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 Redland City Mainland.

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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
Redland City Mainland - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Redland City %Number%Redland City %1991 to 2021
Separate house47,07281.682.823,97691.490.5+23,096
Medium density9,24616.014.71,5946.16.3+7,652
High density1,1221.91.8520.20.2+1,070
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1750.30.44711.82.4-296
Other300.10.1440.20.3-14
Not stated580.10.11040.40.5-46
Total Private Dwellings57,703100.0100.026,241100.0100.0+31,462
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Redland City Mainland20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Redland City %Number%Redland City %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings55,14895.593.124,85894.590.6+30,290
Unoccupied private dwellings2,5584.46.81,4205.49.3+1,138
Non private dwellings390.10.1270.10.1+12
Total dwellings57,745100.0100.026,305100.0100.0+31,440
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 47,072 separate houses in the area, 9,246 medium density dwellings, and 1,122 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Redland City Mainland in 2021 shows that 81.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.0% were medium density dwellings, and 1.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 82.8%, 14.7%, and 1.8% in the Redland City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.5% of the dwellings in Redland City Mainland were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.1% in Redland City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Redland City (6.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Redland City Mainland increased by 31,440 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Redland City Mainland between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+23,096 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+7,652 dwellings)
  • High density (+1,070 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-296 dwellings)

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