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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights, 8.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Dolans Bay - Port Hacking.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights'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 Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Dolans Bay - Port Hacking % | Number | % | Dolans Bay - Port Hacking % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 1,153 | 91.5 | 90.9 | 1,145 | 91.7 | 92.8 | +8 |
| Medium density | 107 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 99 | 7.9 | 7.2 | +8 |
| High density | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Other | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Not stated | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 0.3 | -- | -4 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,260 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,248 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12 |
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| Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Dolans Bay - Port Hacking % | Number | % | Dolans Bay - Port Hacking % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,239 | 98.0 | 96.4 | 1,212 | 96.7 | 94.3 | +27 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 25 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 37 | 3.0 | 5.7 | -12 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 0.3 | -- | -4 |
| Total dwellings | 1,264 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,253 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 1,153 separate houses in the area, 107 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights in 2021 shows that 91.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.9%, 9.1%, and 0.0% in the Dolans Bay - Port Hacking respectively.
In 2021, a total of 98.0% of the dwellings in Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.4% in Dolans Bay - Port Hacking. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Dolans Bay - Port Hacking (3.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights increased by 11 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Barden Ridge - Lucas Heights between 2016 and 2021.
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