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Frankston Central

Dwelling type

In Frankston Central, 50.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in Frankston City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Frankston Central'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 Frankston Central.

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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
Frankston Central - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %1996 to 2021
Separate house2,88648.378.42,86759.482.8+19
Medium density2,73745.820.01,79637.213.2+941
High density2965.00.8461.00.2+250
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.630.11.0-3
Other430.70.1180.40.1+25
Not stated120.20.1972.02.7-85
Total Private Dwellings5,974100.0100.04,827100.0100.0+1,147
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Frankston Central20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,33488.694.24,27888.693.6+1,056
Unoccupied private dwellings64210.75.653011.06.3+112
Non private dwellings470.80.2180.40.1+29
Total dwellings6,023100.0100.04,826100.0100.0+1,197
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,886 separate houses in the area, 2,737 medium density dwellings, and 296 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Frankston Central in 2021 shows that 48.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 45.8% were medium density dwellings, and 5.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 78.4%, 20.0%, and 0.8% in the Frankston City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.6% of the dwellings in Frankston Central were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in Frankston City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 10.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Frankston City (5.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Frankston Central increased by 1,197 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Frankston Central between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+941 dwellings)
  • High density (+250 dwellings)

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