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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

In Altona North, 31.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 32% in Hobsons Bay City.

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

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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 North - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,63968.267.63,42870.065.0+211
Medium density1,62530.429.21,39228.432.4+233
High density511.02.9400.81.7+11
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.20
Other190.40.2140.30.3+5
Not stated40.10.1200.40.3-16
Total Private Dwellings5,338100.0100.04,894100.0100.0+444
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
Altona North20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,95392.891.94,57793.492.0+376
Unoccupied private dwellings3807.18.03176.57.9+63
Non private dwellings50.10.160.10.1-1
Total dwellings5,338100.0100.04,900100.0100.0+438
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 3,639 separate houses in the area, 1,625 medium density dwellings, and 51 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Altona North in 2021 shows that 68.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.4% were medium density dwellings, and 1.0% 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 92.8% of the dwellings in Altona North were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Hobsons Bay City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in Hobsons Bay City (8.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Altona North increased by 438 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Medium density (+233 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+211 dwellings)

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