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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn South East Overlay, 92.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 84% in South West Corner.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of South East Overlay'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 South East Overlay.
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'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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South East Overlay - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | South West Corner % | Number | % | South West Corner % | 2016 to 2021 |
Separate house | 238 | 6.3 | 10.7 | 269 | 9.3 | 8.9 | -31 |
Medium density | 1,757 | 46.6 | 63.2 | 1,616 | 55.7 | 58.5 | +141 |
High density | 1,730 | 45.8 | 21.2 | 971 | 33.5 | 30.1 | +759 |
Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
Other | 34 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 29 | 1.0 | 2.5 | +5 |
Not stated | 15 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.5 | -- | 0 |
Total Private Dwellings | 3,774 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,900 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +874 |
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South East Overlay | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Dwelling type | Number | % | South West Corner % | Number | % | South West Corner % | 2016 to 2021 |
Occupied private dwellings | 3,114 | 81.9 | 82.7 | 2,566 | 87.6 | 88.1 | +548 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 666 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 339 | 11.6 | 11.5 | +326 |
Non private dwellings | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -3 |
Total dwellings | 3,800 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,928 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +871 |
In 2021, there were 238 separate houses in the area, 1,757 medium density dwellings, and 1,730 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in South East Overlay in 2021 shows that 6.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 46.6% were medium density dwellings, and 45.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 10.7%, 63.2%, and 21.2% in the South West Corner respectively.
In 2021, a total of 81.9% of the dwellings in South East Overlay were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.7% in South West Corner. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 17.5%, which is larger compared to that found in South West Corner (16.9%).
The total number of dwellings in South East Overlay increased by 872 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in South East Overlay between 2016 and 2021 were:
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