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East Gippsland ShireCommunity profile

East Gippsland Shire

Dwelling type

In East Gippsland Shire, 8.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Regional VIC.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of East Gippsland Shire'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 East Gippsland Shire.

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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
East Gippsland Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Separate house23,25589.788.921,84290.687.9+1,413
Medium density2,1028.19.41,4616.19.9+641
High density150.10.360.00.3+9
Caravans, cabin, houseboat4271.60.94181.70.9+9
Other550.20.31310.50.5-76
Not stated840.30.22371.00.5-153
Total Private Dwellings25,938100.0100.024,095100.0100.0+1,843
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
Dwelling type
East Gippsland Shire20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings21,38582.086.519,15279.183.6+2,233
Unoccupied private dwellings4,56417.513.24,93120.416.1-367
Non private dwellings1320.50.31310.50.3+1
Total dwellings26,081100.0100.024,214100.0100.0+1,867
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 23,255 separate houses in the area, 2,102 medium density dwellings, and 15 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 427 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in East Gippsland Shire in 2021 shows that 89.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.1% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.4%, and 0.3% in the Regional VIC respectively.

In 2021, a total of 82.0% of the dwellings in East Gippsland Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Regional VIC. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 17.5%, which is larger compared to that found in Regional VIC (13.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in East Gippsland Shire increased by 1,867 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in East Gippsland Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,413 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+641 dwellings)
  • Other (-76 dwellings)

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