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City of Boroondara

Dwelling type

In the City of Boroondara, 46.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in Greater Melbourne.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Boroondara'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 the City of Boroondara.

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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
City of Boroondara - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %1991 to 2021
Separate house38,38652.765.139,19166.576.3-806
Medium density21,20829.121.615,50726.317.6+5,701
High density12,83217.612.83,2795.64.4+9,552
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.30
Other3000.40.35110.90.5-212
Not stated860.10.14480.80.9-363
Total Private Dwellings72,812100.0100.058,939100.0100.0+13,873
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
City of Boroondara20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings64,66888.790.253,98391.391.5+10,684
Unoccupied private dwellings8,14711.29.64,9668.48.3+3,180
Non private dwellings1060.10.11740.30.2-68
Total dwellings72,921100.0100.059,124100.0100.0+13,796
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 38,386 separate houses in the area, 21,208 medium density dwellings, and 12,832 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Boroondara in 2021 shows that 52.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 29.1% were medium density dwellings, and 17.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.1%, 21.6%, and 12.8% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.7% of the dwellings in the City of Boroondara were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Greater Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Melbourne (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Boroondara increased by 13,797 between 1991 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+9,552 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+5,701 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-806 dwellings)
  • Other (-212 dwellings)

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