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Botanic Ridge

Dwelling type

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In Botanic Ridge, 4.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in the City of Casey.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Botanic Ridge'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 Botanic Ridge.

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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
Botanic Ridge - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,08095.589.61,22496.789.0+856
Medium density984.510.1423.310.3+56
High density0--0.10--0.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other0--0.00--0.20
Not stated0--0.10--0.20
Total Private Dwellings2,178100.0100.01,266100.0100.0+912
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
Botanic Ridge20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,11997.496.21,21095.494.3+909
Unoccupied private dwellings562.63.8594.65.7-3
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.00
Total dwellings2,175100.0100.01,269100.0100.0+906
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 2,080 separate houses in the area, 98 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Botanic Ridge in 2021 shows that 95.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 4.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 89.6%, 10.1%, and 0.1% in the the City of Casey respectively.

In 2021, a total of 97.4% of the dwellings in Botanic Ridge were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.2% in the City of Casey. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Casey (3.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Botanic Ridge increased by 906 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Botanic Ridge between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+856 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+56 dwellings)

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