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Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds

Dwelling type

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In Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds, 9.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Shoalhaven City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds'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 Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds.

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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
Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %1991 to 2021
Separate house2,94085.486.92,09187.488.7+848
Medium density3179.210.21355.66.6+182
High density0--0.20--0.20
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1063.11.91164.92.8-11
Other40.10.3311.30.8-28
Not stated742.20.5190.80.8+55
Total Private Dwellings3,441100.0100.02,393100.0100.0+1,047
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
Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,25965.578.11,30754.470.0+951
Unoccupied private dwellings1,18234.321.81,09345.529.8+89
Non private dwellings90.30.230.10.2+6
Total dwellings3,450100.0100.02,403100.0100.0+1,046
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 2,940 separate houses in the area, 317 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 106 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds in 2021 shows that 85.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.9%, 10.2%, and 0.2% in the Shoalhaven City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 65.5% of the dwellings in Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds were occupied on Census night, compared to 78.1% in Shoalhaven City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 34.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Shoalhaven City (21.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds increased by 1,047 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+848 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+182 dwellings)

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