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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Musselburgh, 12.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11.9% in Port Chalmers in 2018.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Musselburgh'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 Musselburgh.
Please note: Stats NZ has given Dwelling Type data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of "moderate". This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.
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Musselburgh | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Dwelling structure | Number | % | Port Chalmers % | Number | % | Port Chalmers % | 2013 to 2018 |
Separate house | 540 | 87.4 | 88.1 | 504 | 81.6 | 81.3 | +36 |
Medium density | 78 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 78 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 0 |
High density | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Other dwelling | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Private dwelling not further defined | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36 | 5.8 | 5.8 | -36 |
Total occupied private dwellings | 618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 |
In 2018, there were 540 separate houses in the area, 78 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of private dwellings in Musselburgh in 2018 shows that 87.4% of dwellings were separate houses; 12.6% were medium density dwellings, and none were high density dwellings, compared with 88.1%, 11.9%, and 0.0% in the Port Chalmers respectively.
The total number of private dwellings in Musselburgh decrease by 3 between 2013 and 2018.
There were no major differences in Musselburgh between 2013 and 2018.
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