Housing
Dwellings
Dwelling type shows the structure of dwellings, such as separate houses, medium density housing, and higher density housing. It is a core measure of built form and residential density within an area.
About this topic
Dwelling type shows the structure of dwellings, such as separate houses, medium density housing, and higher density housing. It is a core measure of built form and residential density within an area.
This topic helps explain the housing role of an area and the kinds of households it may attract. It is best read with household size, household type, tenure, and age structure, because built form and population characteristics are closely related.
Interpretation notes
- Dwelling structure describes the physical form of dwellings counted on Census night rather than tenure, housing condition, or household makeup.
- It is strongest when read alongside household size and tenure, because structure alone does not show who lives there.
Key insight
In 2021, separate houses was the most common dwelling type among dwellings in Gold Coast (C), accounting for 55.4% (134,797 dwellings). This share was lower than Regional Qld (73.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in separate houses, which increased by 13,062 dwellings, while its share fell by 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Dwelling structure
Gold Coast (C) - Dwellings (Enumerated)
This table summarises dwellings for Gold Coast (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Dwelling structure snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gold Coast (C), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Separate house
Medium density
High density
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
Other
Not stated
Chart view
Dwelling structure change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Separate house
+13,062
-1.1pp
Medium density
+6,494
-0.1pp
High density
+9,373
+2.0pp
Caravans, cabin, houseboat
-773
-0.5pp
Other
-40
-0.1pp
Not stated
-292
-0.1pp
Data table
Dwellings for Gold Coast (C). Dwelling structure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Separate house | 134,797 | 55.4% | 73.7% | 121,735 | 56.5% | 74.1% | +13,062 | -1.1pp |
| Medium density | 59,825 | 24.6% | 16.0% | 53,331 | 24.7% | 15.5% | +6,494 | -0.1pp |
| High density | 45,657 | 18.8% | 6.7% | 36,284 | 16.8% | 6.0% | +9,373 | +2.0pp |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 1,958 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 2,731 | 1.3% | 3.0% | -773 | -0.5pp |
| Other | 355 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 395 | 0.2% | 0.5% | -40 | -0.1pp |
| Not stated | 874 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1,166 | 0.5% | 0.9% | -292 | -0.1pp |
| Total Occupied Private Dwellings | 243,469 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 215,645 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +27,824 | 0.0pp |