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In Taylors Ward, 20.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in the City of Brimbank.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Taylors Ward'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 Taylors Ward.

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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
Taylors Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2001 to 2021
Separate house13,84079.780.312,98490.188.3+855
Medium density3,44819.818.61,2979.010.5+2,151
High density720.40.70--0.2+72
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.10
Other60.00.260.00.20
Not stated70.00.11220.80.7-115
Total Private Dwellings17,373100.0100.014,409100.0100.0+2,963
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Taylors Ward20212001Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2001 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,66695.893.914,00297.195.4+2,663
Unoccupied private dwellings7124.16.04052.84.5+306
Non private dwellings150.10.1150.10.10
Total dwellings17,393100.0100.014,423100.0100.0+2,969
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 13,840 separate houses in the area, 3,448 medium density dwellings, and 72 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Taylors Ward in 2021 shows that 79.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 19.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 80.3%, 18.6%, and 0.7% in the the City of Brimbank respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.8% of the dwellings in Taylors Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.9% in the City of Brimbank. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Brimbank (6.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Taylors Ward increased by 2,970 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Taylors Ward between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+2,151 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+855 dwellings)
  • High density (+72 dwellings)

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