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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Shire

Dwelling type

In Bass Coast Shire, 8.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Regional VIC.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bass Coast Shire'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 Bass Coast Shire.

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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
Bass Coast Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2006 to 2021
Separate house26,25190.788.919,77792.187.8+6,474
Medium density2,2677.89.41,3326.210.3+935
High density1360.50.3740.30.2+62
Caravans, cabin, houseboat2210.80.92141.01.1+7
Other270.10.3670.30.6-40
Not stated380.10.2110.10.0+27
Total Private Dwellings28,940100.0100.021,475100.0100.0+7,465
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Bass Coast Shire20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings18,10262.586.511,23552.283.8+6,867
Unoccupied private dwellings10,83137.413.210,24447.615.8+587
Non private dwellings420.10.3490.20.4-7
Total dwellings28,975100.0100.021,528100.0100.0+7,447
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 26,251 separate houses in the area, 2,267 medium density dwellings, and 136 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 shows that 90.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.4%, and 0.3% in the Regional VIC respectively.

In 2021, a total of 62.5% of the dwellings in Bass Coast Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Regional VIC. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 37.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional VIC (13.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bass Coast Shire increased by 7,447 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Bass Coast Shire between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+6,474 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+935 dwellings)
  • High density (+62 dwellings)

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