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In Sandringham, 51.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 39% in the City of Bayside.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sandringham'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 Sandringham.

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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
Sandringham - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2006 to 2021
Separate house2,32947.460.42,30862.767.7+21
Medium density1,34227.329.51,04828.529.7+293
High density1,20524.59.32897.81.9+916
Caravans, cabin, houseboat30.10.00--0.0+3
Other250.50.7361.00.7-12
Not stated80.20.10----+8
Total Private Dwellings4,912100.0100.03,683100.0100.0+1,229
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
Sandringham20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,43390.190.93,27088.791.1+1,163
Unoccupied private dwellings4799.79.039610.88.8+83
Non private dwellings100.20.1180.50.2-9
Total dwellings4,922100.0100.03,685100.0100.0+1,237
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,329 separate houses in the area, 1,342 medium density dwellings, and 1,205 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sandringham in 2021 shows that 47.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 27.3% were medium density dwellings, and 24.5% 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 90.1% of the dwellings in Sandringham were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in the City of Bayside. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.7%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Bayside (9.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Sandringham increased by 1,237 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Sandringham between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+916 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+293 dwellings)

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