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In Bonnet Bay, 0.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 18% in Oyster Bay.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bonnet Bay'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 Bonnet Bay.

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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
Bonnet Bay - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Oyster Bay %Number%Oyster Bay %2001 to 2021
Separate house718100.081.876798.894.9-50
Medium density0--18.140.64.8-5
High density0----10.2---2
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----00.0--0
Other0----0--0.20
Not stated0--0.230.40.2-3
Total Private Dwellings718100.0100.0777100.0100.0-59
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Bonnet Bay20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Oyster Bay %Number%Oyster Bay %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings70296.796.674695.995.1-44
Unoccupied private dwellings243.33.4314.14.9-8
Non private dwellings0----0----0
Total dwellings726100.0100.0778100.0100.0-52
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 718 separate houses in the area, no medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bonnet Bay in 2021 shows that 100.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 81.8%, 18.1%, and 0.0% in the Oyster Bay respectively.

In 2021, a total of 96.7% of the dwellings in Bonnet Bay were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.6% in Oyster Bay. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.3%, which is similar compared to that found in Oyster Bay (3.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bonnet Bay decreased by 52 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Bonnet Bay between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (-50 dwellings)

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