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In Highett, 38.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 39% in the City of Bayside.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Highett'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 Highett.

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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
Highett - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %1991 to 2021
Separate house2,01860.360.41,85680.775.3+161
Medium density94728.329.539817.321.6+548
High density34410.39.30--1.0+344
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other331.00.7200.91.0+12
Not stated30.10.1241.11.1-21
Total Private Dwellings3,345100.0100.02,300100.0100.0+1,045
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Highett20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,09592.490.92,14693.191.4+949
Unoccupied private dwellings2527.59.01576.88.4+94
Non private dwellings40.10.110.10.2+2
Total dwellings3,351100.0100.02,305100.0100.0+1,045
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,018 separate houses in the area, 947 medium density dwellings, and 344 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Highett in 2021 shows that 60.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 28.3% were medium density dwellings, and 10.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 60.4%, 29.5%, and 9.3% in the the City of Bayside respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.4% of the dwellings in Highett were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in the City of Bayside. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Bayside (9.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Highett increased by 1,046 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Highett between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+548 dwellings)
  • High density (+344 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+161 dwellings)

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