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City of Glen EiraCommunity profile

In Glen Huntly, 84.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in Greater Melbourne.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Glen Huntly'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 Glen Huntly.

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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
Glen Huntly - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Separate house36313.865.156923.666.1-206
Medium density1,67563.821.61,46961.022.9+206
High density52920.212.833213.810.1+197
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.20
Other572.20.3361.50.3+21
Not stated0--0.140.20.3-4
Total Private Dwellings2,624100.0100.02,410100.0100.0+214
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
Glen Huntly20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,31988.190.22,20791.790.7+112
Unoccupied private dwellings31211.99.61968.19.1+116
Non private dwellings0--0.130.10.1-3
Total dwellings2,631100.0100.02,406100.0100.0+225
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 363 separate houses in the area, 1,675 medium density dwellings, and 529 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Glen Huntly in 2021 shows that 13.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 63.8% were medium density dwellings, and 20.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.1%, 21.6%, and 12.8% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.1% of the dwellings in Glen Huntly were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Greater Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Melbourne (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Glen Huntly increased by 225 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (-206 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+206 dwellings)
  • High density (+197 dwellings)

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