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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Hobsons Bay City

Dwelling type

In Hobsons Bay City 23.0% of people aged 65 years or more were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Hobsons Bay City's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.

For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?

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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
Hobsons Bay City - 65 years or more20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%AustraliaNumber%Australia2016 to 2021
Separate house10,56876.876.99,07075.276.4+1,498
Medium density2,90021.115.52,79623.216.1+104
High density2712.05.41451.24.6+126
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.01.6150.12.1-15
Other130.10.2210.20.3-8
Not stated90.10.4180.10.5-9
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings13,761100.0100.012,065100.0100.0+1,696
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
Hobsons Bay City - 65 years or more20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%AustraliaNumber%Australia2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings27,52397.393.812,06593.892.4+15,458
Non private dwellings7612.76.27986.27.6-37
Total people counted in occupied dwellings28,284100.0100.012,863100.0100.0+15,421
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 65 years or more in Hobsons Bay City in 2021 shows that 76.8% of people aged 65 years or more were living in separate houses; 21.1% were in medium density dwellings, and 2.0% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 76.9%, 15.5%, and 5.4% in the Australia respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people aged 65 years or more in occupied private dwellings in Hobsons Bay City increased by 1,696 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 65 years or more in Hobsons Bay City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,498 persons)
  • High density (+126 persons)
  • Medium density (+104 persons)

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