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In Kirrawee, 51.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Dolans Bay - Port Hacking.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Kirrawee'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 Kirrawee.

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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
Kirrawee - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Dolans Bay - Port Hacking %Number%Dolans Bay - Port Hacking %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,28148.490.92,16158.292.8+119
Medium density1,02821.89.192524.97.2+103
High density1,38629.4--61616.6--+770
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other120.3--70.2--+5
Not stated30.1--70.2---4
Total Private Dwellings4,710100.0100.03,716100.0100.0+993
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Kirrawee20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Dolans Bay - Port Hacking %Number%Dolans Bay - Port Hacking %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,38792.996.43,51894.394.3+868
Unoccupied private dwellings3327.03.62055.55.7+127
Non private dwellings50.1--60.2---1
Total dwellings4,724100.0100.03,729100.0100.0+994
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,281 separate houses in the area, 1,028 medium density dwellings, and 1,386 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Kirrawee in 2021 shows that 48.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.8% were medium density dwellings, and 29.4% 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 92.9% of the dwellings in Kirrawee were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.4% in Dolans Bay - Port Hacking. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Dolans Bay - Port Hacking (3.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Kirrawee increased by 995 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Kirrawee between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+770 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+119 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+103 dwellings)

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