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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Noraville - Norah Head, 9.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in Hamlyn Terrace.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Noraville - Norah Head'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 Noraville - Norah Head.
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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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| Noraville - Norah Head - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hamlyn Terrace % | Number | % | Hamlyn Terrace % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 1,627 | 90.0 | 90.7 | 1,479 | 90.1 | 83.5 | +148 |
| Medium density | 169 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 115 | 7.0 | -- | +54 |
| High density | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 11 | 0.6 | -- | 26 | 1.6 | 11.0 | -15 |
| Other | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 0.2 | -- | -3 |
| Not stated | 0 | -- | 0.3 | 19 | 1.2 | 5.5 | -19 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,807 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,642 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +165 |
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| Noraville - Norah Head | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Hamlyn Terrace % | Number | % | Hamlyn Terrace % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,617 | 89.7 | 95.6 | 1,309 | 79.4 | 89.7 | +308 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 186 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 333 | 20.2 | 10.3 | -147 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | -- | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 | -- | -6 |
| Total dwellings | 1,803 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,648 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +155 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 1,627 separate houses in the area, 169 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Noraville - Norah Head in 2021 shows that 90.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.7%, 9.0%, and 0.0% in the Hamlyn Terrace respectively.
In 2021, a total of 89.7% of the dwellings in Noraville - Norah Head were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.6% in Hamlyn Terrace. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Hamlyn Terrace (4.0%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Noraville - Norah Head increased by 155 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Noraville - Norah Head between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+148 dwellings)
- Medium density (+54 dwellings)
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