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Altona Meadows

Dwelling type

In Altona Meadows, 15.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 32% in Hobsons Bay City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Altona Meadows'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 Altona Meadows.

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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
Altona Meadows - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Separate house6,56484.567.65,67074.765.0+894
Medium density1,11414.329.21,90725.132.4-793
High density841.12.90--1.7+84
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.20
Other0--0.230.00.3-3
Not stated80.10.160.10.3+2
Total Private Dwellings7,770100.0100.07,586100.0100.0+184
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
Altona Meadows20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,40295.191.97,17494.392.0+228
Unoccupied private dwellings3754.88.04305.77.9-55
Non private dwellings30.00.130.00.10
Total dwellings7,780100.0100.07,607100.0100.0+173
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 6,564 separate houses in the area, 1,114 medium density dwellings, and 84 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Altona Meadows in 2021 shows that 84.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 14.3% were medium density dwellings, and 1.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 67.6%, 29.2%, and 2.9% in the Hobsons Bay City respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.1% of the dwellings in Altona Meadows were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Hobsons Bay City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Hobsons Bay City (8.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Altona Meadows increased by 173 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+894 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-793 dwellings)
  • High density (+84 dwellings)

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