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In Narre Warren, 7.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 3% in Clyde North.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Narre Warren'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 Narre Warren.

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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
Narre Warren - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Clyde North %Number%Clyde North %2016 to 2021
Separate house9,02791.196.98,77092.596.6+257
Medium density7347.42.95716.03.4+163
High density260.3--0----+26
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1081.1--1221.3---14
Other40.0--50.1---1
Not stated50.10.2150.2---10
Total Private Dwellings9,904100.0100.09,483100.0100.0+421
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
Narre Warren20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Clyde North %Number%Clyde North %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings9,54896.497.18,95594.488.7+593
Unoccupied private dwellings3473.52.95325.611.3-185
Non private dwellings110.1--0----+11
Total dwellings9,906100.0100.09,487100.0100.0+419
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 9,027 separate houses in the area, 734 medium density dwellings, and 26 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 108 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Narre Warren in 2021 shows that 91.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 96.9%, 2.9%, and 0.0% in the Clyde North respectively.

In 2021, a total of 96.4% of the dwellings in Narre Warren were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.1% in Clyde North. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Clyde North (2.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Narre Warren increased by 419 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Narre Warren between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+257 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+163 dwellings)

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