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Gannawarra ShireCommunity profile

Gannawarra Shire

Dwelling type

In Gannawarra Shire, 5.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Regional VIC.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Gannawarra 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 Gannawarra 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
Gannawarra Shire - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,89892.388.95,00294.787.9-104
Medium density2675.09.41853.59.9+82
High density0--0.30--0.30
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1021.90.9681.30.9+34
Other150.30.3170.30.5-2
Not stated260.50.2120.20.5+14
Total Private Dwellings5,308100.0100.05,284100.0100.0+24
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
Gannawarra Shire20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,70088.286.54,51385.283.6+187
Unoccupied private dwellings61311.513.277314.616.1-160
Non private dwellings170.30.3110.20.3+6
Total dwellings5,330100.0100.05,297100.0100.0+33
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 4,898 separate houses in the area, 267 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 102 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Gannawarra Shire in 2021 shows that 92.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 5.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.4%, and 0.3% in the Regional VIC respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.2% of the dwellings in Gannawarra Shire were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Regional VIC. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional VIC (13.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Gannawarra Shire increased by 33 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (-104 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+82 dwellings)

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