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Brighton East

Dwelling type

In Brighton East, 29.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 53% in Highett Activity Centre.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Brighton East'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 Brighton East.

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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
Brighton East - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Highett Activity Centre %Number%Highett Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,44170.144.94,25168.049.0+190
Medium density1,79128.331.31,85529.735.2-64
High density821.321.81151.813.0-33
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other140.22.1110.22.6+3
Not stated60.1--200.30.2-14
Total Private Dwellings6,334100.0100.06,252100.0100.0+82
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
Brighton East20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Highett Activity Centre %Number%Highett Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,85892.491.45,69090.790.6+168
Unoccupied private dwellings4747.58.65679.09.4-93
Non private dwellings60.1--160.3---10
Total dwellings6,338100.0100.06,273100.0100.0+65
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 4,441 separate houses in the area, 1,791 medium density dwellings, and 82 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Brighton East in 2021 shows that 70.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 28.3% were medium density dwellings, and 1.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 44.9%, 31.3%, and 21.8% in the Highett Activity Centre respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.4% of the dwellings in Brighton East were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.4% in Highett Activity Centre. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Highett Activity Centre (8.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Brighton East increased by 65 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Brighton East between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+190 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-64 dwellings)

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