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Canungra - Kerry and District

Dwelling type

In Canungra - Kerry and District, 1.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Rathdowney and District.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Canungra - Kerry 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 Canungra - Kerry 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
Canungra - Kerry and District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Rathdowney and District %Number%Rathdowney and District %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,14496.293.61,86897.593.7+276
Medium density351.6--90.5--+26
High density40.2--0----+4
Caravans, cabin, houseboat231.04.4241.33.6-1
Other120.51.1130.72.3-1
Not stated110.51.020.10.4+9
Total Private Dwellings2,229100.0100.01,916100.0100.0+313
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
Canungra - Kerry and District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Rathdowney and District %Number%Rathdowney and District %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,93886.378.31,78292.080.5+156
Unoccupied private dwellings29713.220.81527.918.7+145
Non private dwellings110.51.030.20.8+8
Total dwellings2,246100.0100.01,937100.0100.0+309
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 2,144 separate houses in the area, 35 medium density dwellings, and 4 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 23 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Canungra - Kerry and District in 2021 shows that 96.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.6%, 0.0%, and 0.0% in the Rathdowney and District respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.3% of the dwellings in Canungra - Kerry and District were occupied on Census night, compared to 78.3% in Rathdowney and District. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Rathdowney and District (20.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Canungra - Kerry and District increased by 309 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Canungra - Kerry and District between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+276 dwellings)

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