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Frankston CityCommunity profile

In Skye, 11.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in Frankston City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Skye'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 Skye.

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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
Skye - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %1991 to 2021
Separate house2,53588.578.450098.485.8+2,034
Medium density32411.320.040.911.7+319
High density0--0.80--0.30
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.60--1.10
Other0--0.10--0.10
Not stated40.10.130.60.8+1
Total Private Dwellings2,863100.0100.0508100.0100.0+2,354
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Skye20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,78197.694.248595.492.8+2,295
Unoccupied private dwellings692.45.6234.67.1+46
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.10
Total dwellings2,850100.0100.0509100.0100.0+2,341
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,535 separate houses in the area, 324 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Skye in 2021 shows that 88.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 78.4%, 20.0%, and 0.8% in the Frankston City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 97.6% of the dwellings in Skye were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in Frankston City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Frankston City (5.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Skye increased by 2,341 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Skye between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+2,034 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+319 dwellings)

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