City of Townsville
Dwelling type
In the City of Townsville, 20.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 5% in Thuringowa Central.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Townsville'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 the City of Townsville.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| City of Townsville - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Thuringowa Central % | Number | % | Thuringowa Central % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 64,927 | 78.0 | 93.1 | 61,897 | 77.4 | 95.9 | +3,030 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 12,372 | 14.9 | 3.0 | 11,985 | 15.0 | 2.3 | +387 | 27002 |
| High density | 4,362 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 4,188 | 5.2 | 1.8 | +174 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 1,070 | 1.3 | -- | 1,396 | 1.7 | -- | -326 | 27004 |
| Other | 121 | 0.1 | -- | 179 | 0.2 | -- | -58 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 392 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 337 | 0.4 | -- | +55 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 83,244 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 79,982 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,262 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| City of Townsville | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Thuringowa Central % | Number | % | Thuringowa Central % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 75,236 | 90.2 | 93.2 | 71,282 | 88.9 | 93.9 | +3,954 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 8,004 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 8,700 | 10.9 | 5.6 | -696 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 171 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 172 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -1 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 83,411 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 80,154 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,257 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 64,927 separate houses in the area, 12,372 medium density dwellings, and 4,362 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 1,070 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Townsville in 2021 shows that 78.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.9% were medium density dwellings, and 5.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.1%, 3.0%, and 2.2% in the Thuringowa Central respectively.
In 2021, a total of 90.2% of the dwellings in the City of Townsville were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.2% in Thuringowa Central. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.6%, which is larger compared to that found in Thuringowa Central (6.4%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the City of Townsville increased by 3,257 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+3,030 dwellings)
- Medium density (+387 dwellings)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-326 dwellings)
- High density (+174 dwellings)