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Sandringham Activity Centre

Dwelling type

In Sandringham Activity Centre, 64.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 39% in the City of Bayside.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Sandringham Activity Centre'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 Activity Centre.

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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 Activity Centre - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2016 to 2021
Separate house41333.460.435132.560.8+61
Medium density38230.929.538835.930.6-6
High density41533.69.332930.47.6+86
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other252.00.7121.10.6+13
Not stated0--0.10--0.40
Total Private Dwellings1,235100.0100.01,081100.0100.0+154
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
Sandringham Activity Centre20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,08387.590.991884.889.5+164
Unoccupied private dwellings15012.19.016114.910.4-11
Non private dwellings50.40.140.40.1+1
Total dwellings1,238100.0100.01,083100.0100.0+154
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 413 separate houses in the area, 382 medium density dwellings, and 415 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Sandringham Activity Centre in 2021 shows that 33.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.9% were medium density dwellings, and 33.6% 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 87.5% of the dwellings in Sandringham Activity Centre were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in the City of Bayside. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.1%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Bayside (9.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Sandringham Activity Centre increased by 155 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Sandringham Activity Centre between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+86 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+61 dwellings)

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