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Definition

A structure or a discrete space within a structure intended for people to live in or where a person or group of people live.

Comments

Dwellings are the main counting unit in the housing sector. Dwellings are reported for a variety of purposes including number of untenantable or tenantable, and occupied or vacant dwellings. Dwellings may be owned and/or, managed, and/or available for a use by a specific program, including head-leased stock from private and government sources. A dwelling includes a boarding house building and boarding house units.

Origin

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2011. Census Dictionary, 2011. ABS cat. no. 2901.0. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 9 February 2017, http://www.abs.gov.au

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Data Elements implementing this Object Class 72
Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class 67
As a broader class of 0
As a specialisation class of 1