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In St Albans, 26.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 19% in the City of Brimbank.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of St Albans'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 St Albans.

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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
St Albans - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Separate house10,59573.380.310,22874.481.1+367
Medium density3,72325.818.63,38824.617.9+335
High density340.20.7270.20.5+7
Caravans, cabin, houseboat40.00.10--0.0+4
Other720.50.2640.50.3+8
Not stated230.20.1400.30.2-17
Total Private Dwellings14,451100.0100.013,747100.0100.0+704
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
St Albans20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings13,40992.793.912,80093.093.6+609
Unoccupied private dwellings1,0397.26.09526.96.3+87
Non private dwellings120.10.180.10.1+4
Total dwellings14,460100.0100.013,760100.0100.0+700
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 10,595 separate houses in the area, 3,723 medium density dwellings, and 34 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in St Albans in 2021 shows that 73.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% 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 92.7% of the dwellings in St Albans were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.9% in the City of Brimbank. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.2%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Brimbank (6.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in St Albans increased by 700 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in St Albans between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+367 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+335 dwellings)

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