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Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves

Dwelling type

In Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves, 13.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 8% in Bass Coast Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves'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 Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves.

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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
Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house6,46885.790.75,67286.091.2+795
Medium density91912.27.882612.56.9+93
High density1211.60.5651.00.4+56
Caravans, cabin, houseboat170.20.8110.21.0+6
Other30.00.190.10.2-6
Not stated190.30.1120.20.3+7
Total Private Dwellings7,547100.0100.06,595100.0100.0+951
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,59447.562.52,59039.155.6+1,003
Unoccupied private dwellings3,95452.237.44,02360.744.2-69
Non private dwellings220.30.1120.20.2+10
Total dwellings7,570100.0100.06,626100.0100.0+944
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 6,468 separate houses in the area, 919 medium density dwellings, and 121 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves in 2021 shows that 85.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.2% were medium density dwellings, and 1.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.7%, 7.8%, and 0.5% in the Bass Coast Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 47.5% of the dwellings in Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves were occupied on Census night, compared to 62.5% in Bass Coast Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 52.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Bass Coast Shire (37.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves increased by 944 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+795 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+93 dwellings)
  • High density (+56 dwellings)

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