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Northcote (East)

Dwelling type

In Northcote (East), 48.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Victoria.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Northcote (East)'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 Northcote (East).

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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
Northcote (East) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2011 to 2021
Separate house3,48150.871.53,70059.375.8-220
Medium density2,19632.018.41,94431.218.1+251
High density1,12716.49.55378.65.3+589
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.30--0.50
Other430.60.3520.80.3-9
Not stated100.10.140.10.0+6
Total Private Dwellings6,857100.0100.06,239100.0100.0+618
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Northcote (East)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,26691.289.25,72792.089.0+538
Unoccupied private dwellings5958.710.64937.910.8+102
Non private dwellings60.10.250.10.2+1
Total dwellings6,867100.0100.06,226100.0100.0+641
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,481 separate houses in the area, 2,196 medium density dwellings, and 1,127 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Northcote (East) in 2021 shows that 50.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 32.0% were medium density dwellings, and 16.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 71.5%, 18.4%, and 9.5% in the Victoria respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.2% of the dwellings in Northcote (East) were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Victoria. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Victoria (10.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Northcote (East) increased by 641 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Northcote (East) between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+589 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+251 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-220 dwellings)

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