Doveton - Eumemmering
Dwelling type
In Doveton - Eumemmering, 20.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 1% in Casey Coast.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Doveton - Eumemmering'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 Doveton - Eumemmering.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Doveton - Eumemmering - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Casey Coast % | Number | % | Casey Coast % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 3,666 | 78.7 | 99.3 | 3,250 | 85.5 | 95.9 | +416 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 970 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 530 | 13.9 | 1.0 | +440 | 27002 |
| High density | 5 | 0.1 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +5 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -3 | 27004 |
| Other | 6 | 0.1 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +6 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 12 | 0.3 | -- | 19 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -7 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 4,659 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,802 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +857 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Doveton - Eumemmering | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Casey Coast % | Number | % | Casey Coast % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,339 | 93.1 | 93.1 | 3,638 | 95.0 | 90.1 | +701 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 318 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 184 | 4.8 | 9.9 | +134 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.1 | -- | 6 | 0.2 | -- | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 4,660 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,828 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +832 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 3,666 separate houses in the area, 970 medium density dwellings, and 5 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Doveton - Eumemmering in 2021 shows that 78.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 20.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 99.3%, 0.7%, and 0.0% in the Casey Coast respectively.
In 2021, a total of 93.1% of the dwellings in Doveton - Eumemmering were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.1% in Casey Coast. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.8%, which is similar compared to that found in Casey Coast (6.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Doveton - Eumemmering increased by 832 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Doveton - Eumemmering between 2001 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+440 dwellings)
- Separate house (+416 dwellings)