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Doveton – Eumemmering

Dwelling type

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In Doveton – Eumemmering, 20.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in the City of Casey.

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.'

Dwelling structure
Doveton – Eumemmering - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,66678.789.63,36577.889.0+301
Medium density97020.810.177317.910.3+197
High density50.10.130.10.1+2
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other60.10.01724.00.2-166
Not stated120.30.1140.30.2-2
Total Private Dwellings4,659100.0100.04,327100.0100.0+332
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
Doveton – Eumemmering20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,33993.196.24,00092.094.3+339
Unoccupied private dwellings3186.83.83377.85.7-19
Non private dwellings30.10.190.20.0-6
Total dwellings4,660100.0100.04,346100.0100.0+314
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 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 89.6%, 10.1%, and 0.1% in the the City of Casey respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.1% of the dwellings in Doveton – Eumemmering were occupied on Census night, compared to 96.2% in the City of Casey. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.8%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Casey (3.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Doveton – Eumemmering increased by 314 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Doveton – Eumemmering between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+301 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+197 dwellings)
  • Other (-166 dwellings)

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