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Langwarrin South

Dwelling type

In Langwarrin South, 0.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in Frankston City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Langwarrin South'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 Langwarrin South.

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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
Langwarrin South - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Separate house41899.178.4396100.077.5+22
Medium density40.920.00--20.7+4
High density0--0.80--0.50
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.60--0.90
Other0--0.10--0.30
Not stated0--0.10--0.10
Total Private Dwellings422100.0100.0396100.0100.0+26
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
Langwarrin South20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings41296.094.237293.592.6+40
Unoccupied private dwellings174.05.6266.57.3-9
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.10
Total dwellings429100.0100.0398100.0100.0+31
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 418 separate houses in the area, 4 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Langwarrin South in 2021 shows that 99.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0.9% 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 96.0% of the dwellings in Langwarrin South were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in Frankston City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Frankston City (5.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Langwarrin South increased by 31 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Langwarrin South between 2016 and 2021.

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