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MidCoast Council area

Dwelling type

In MidCoast Council area, 18.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in Wingham.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of MidCoast Council area'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 MidCoast Council area.

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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
MidCoast Council area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wingham %Number%Wingham %2001 to 2021
Separate house40,03079.591.430,63178.090.2+9,399
Medium density7,13614.27.35,60914.38.2+1,527
High density1,9353.8--1,2783.3--+657
Caravans, cabin, houseboat8601.70.71,1042.80.3-244
Other2040.40.23210.80.9-117
Not stated1850.40.43490.90.4-164
Total Private Dwellings50,350100.0100.039,292100.0100.0+11,058
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
MidCoast Council area20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wingham %Number%Wingham %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings42,63684.594.532,06181.491.7+10,575
Unoccupied private dwellings7,71515.35.27,23318.47.9+482
Non private dwellings1330.30.31090.30.4+24
Total dwellings50,484100.0100.039,403100.0100.0+11,081
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 40,030 separate houses in the area, 7,136 medium density dwellings, and 1,935 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 860 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in MidCoast Council area in 2021 shows that 79.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.2% were medium density dwellings, and 3.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 91.4%, 7.3%, and 0.0% in the Wingham respectively.

In 2021, a total of 84.5% of the dwellings in MidCoast Council area were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.5% in Wingham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Wingham (5.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in MidCoast Council area increased by 11,081 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in MidCoast Council area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+9,399 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+1,527 dwellings)
  • High density (+657 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-244 dwellings)

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