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In Kew East, 35.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Boroondara.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Kew 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 Kew 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
Kew East - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,71664.952.71,70165.154.5+15
Medium density85732.429.187033.330.8-13
High density732.817.6321.214.0+41
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other0--0.40--0.30
Not stated0--0.190.30.3-9
Total Private Dwellings2,646100.0100.02,612100.0100.0+34
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
Kew East20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,42291.588.72,39091.590.5+32
Unoccupied private dwellings2228.411.22188.39.3+4
Non private dwellings30.10.140.20.2-1
Total dwellings2,647100.0100.02,612100.0100.0+35
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 1,716 separate houses in the area, 857 medium density dwellings, and 73 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Kew East in 2021 shows that 64.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 32.4% were medium density dwellings, and 2.8% 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 91.5% of the dwellings in Kew East were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.7% in the City of Boroondara. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Boroondara (11.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Kew East increased by 35 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Kew East between 2016 and 2021.

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