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Hawthorn East

Dwelling type

In Hawthorn East, 69.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Boroondara.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hawthorn East'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 Hawthorn East.

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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
Hawthorn East - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,30329.852.72,24333.754.5+60
Medium density2,43631.629.12,34335.230.8+93
High density2,96038.417.62,02430.414.0+936
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other80.10.4120.20.3-4
Not stated100.10.1290.40.3-19
Total Private Dwellings7,717100.0100.06,651100.0100.0+1,066
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
Hawthorn East20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,48284.088.76,04690.790.5+436
Unoccupied private dwellings1,22815.911.26139.29.3+615
Non private dwellings100.10.160.10.2+4
Total dwellings7,720100.0100.06,665100.0100.0+1,055
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 2,303 separate houses in the area, 2,436 medium density dwellings, and 2,960 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Hawthorn East in 2021 shows that 29.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.6% were medium density dwellings, and 38.4% 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 84.0% of the dwellings in Hawthorn East were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.7% in the City of Boroondara. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 15.9%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Boroondara (11.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Hawthorn East increased by 1,055 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Hawthorn East between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+936 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+93 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+60 dwellings)

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