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In Surrey Hills, 36.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Boroondara.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Surrey Hills'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 Surrey Hills.

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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
Surrey Hills - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,19063.152.72,15766.154.5+32
Medium density1,05430.429.11,03031.630.8+23
High density2086.017.6662.014.0+141
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other100.30.490.30.30
Not stated90.30.100.00.3+8
Total Private Dwellings3,471100.0100.03,265100.0100.0+205
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
Dwelling type
Surrey Hills20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,18892.088.73,02392.390.5+164
Unoccupied private dwellings2778.011.22537.79.3+24
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings3,465100.0100.03,277100.0100.0+188
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 2,190 separate houses in the area, 1,054 medium density dwellings, and 208 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Surrey Hills in 2021 shows that 63.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.4% were medium density dwellings, and 6.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 52.7%, 29.1%, and 17.6% in the the City of Boroondara respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.0% of the dwellings in Surrey Hills were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.7% in the City of Boroondara. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Boroondara (11.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Surrey Hills increased by 188 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Surrey Hills between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+141 dwellings)

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