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Preston Activity Area

Dwelling type

In Preston Activity Area, 65.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Victoria.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Preston Activity Area'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 Preston Activity Area.

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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
Preston Activity Area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2016 to 2021
Separate house80831.671.576750.772.1+41
Medium density57722.518.437324.719.4+203
High density1,08942.59.535023.27.4+739
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.30--0.40
Other843.30.3191.30.4+65
Not stated30.10.130.20.40
Total Private Dwellings2,561100.0100.01,513100.0100.0+1,047
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
Preston Activity Area20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,24487.689.21,35189.988.8+892
Unoccupied private dwellings31912.410.615210.111.0+167
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.20
Total dwellings2,563100.0100.01,504100.0100.0+1,059
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 808 separate houses in the area, 577 medium density dwellings, and 1,089 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Preston Activity Area in 2021 shows that 31.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 22.5% were medium density dwellings, and 42.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 71.5%, 18.4%, and 9.5% in the Victoria respectively.

In 2021, a total of 87.6% of the dwellings in Preston Activity Area were occupied on Census night, compared to 89.2% in Victoria. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.4%, which is larger compared to that found in Victoria (10.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Preston Activity Area increased by 1,059 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Preston Activity Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+739 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+203 dwellings)
  • Other (+65 dwellings)

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