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Frankston CityCommunity profile

In Seaford, 26.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 21% in Frankston City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Seaford'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 Seaford.

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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
Seaford - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Separate house5,91372.378.45,67371.077.5+240
Medium density2,06725.320.02,12526.620.7-58
High density1251.50.81041.30.5+21
Caravans, cabin, houseboat600.70.6570.70.9+3
Other80.10.1260.30.3-18
Not stated60.10.160.10.10
Total Private Dwellings8,179100.0100.07,991100.0100.0+188
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
Seaford20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,58692.694.27,23290.692.6+354
Unoccupied private dwellings5987.35.67479.47.3-149
Non private dwellings50.10.230.00.1+2
Total dwellings8,189100.0100.07,982100.0100.0+207
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 5,913 separate houses in the area, 2,067 medium density dwellings, and 125 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Seaford in 2021 shows that 72.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.3% were medium density dwellings, and 1.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 78.4%, 20.0%, and 0.8% in the Frankston City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.6% of the dwellings in Seaford were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.2% in Frankston City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Frankston City (5.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Seaford increased by 207 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Seaford between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+240 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-58 dwellings)

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