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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Townsville 18.2% of people born overseas were in medium or high density dwellings.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Townsville's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.
For overseas-born populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.
Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Age Structure and Household Types of the overseas-born communities in City of Townsville, and should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.
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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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| City of Townsville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 21,210 | 79.9 | 85.9 | 19,632 | 78.8 | 85.6 | +1,578 |
| Medium density | 3,382 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 3,318 | 13.3 | 9.2 | +64 |
| High density | 1,457 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1,367 | 5.5 | 3.3 | +90 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 337 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 435 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -98 |
| Other | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Not stated | 118 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 127 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -9 |
| Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 26,538 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,928 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,610 |
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| City of Townsville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 26,533 | 96.1 | 95.1 | 24,928 | 95.2 | 94.4 | +1,605 |
| Non private dwellings | 1,089 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 1,262 | 4.8 | 5.6 | -173 |
| Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 27,622 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26,190 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,432 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the types of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Townsville in 2021 shows that 79.9% of the people born overseas were living in separate houses; 12.7% were living in medium density dwellings, and 5.5% were living in high density dwellings, compared with 85.9%, 9.3%, and 3.2% in the the total population in the City of Townsville respectively.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+1,578 persons)
- Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-98 persons)
- High density (+90 persons)
- Medium density (+64 persons)
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