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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

In Brooklyn, 45.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 32% in Hobsons Bay City.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Brooklyn'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 Brooklyn.

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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
Brooklyn - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Separate house54753.767.651057.765.0+37
Medium density46645.829.236741.532.4+99
High density0--2.90--1.70
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.20
Other0--0.20--0.30
Not stated50.50.170.80.3-2
Total Private Dwellings1,018100.0100.0884100.0100.0+134
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
Brooklyn20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings89688.191.980390.592.0+93
Unoccupied private dwellings12111.98.0849.57.9+37
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings1,017100.0100.0887100.0100.0+130
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 547 separate houses in the area, 466 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Brooklyn in 2021 shows that 53.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 45.8% were medium density dwellings, and 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 88.1% of the dwellings in Brooklyn were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Hobsons Bay City. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Hobsons Bay City (8.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Brooklyn increased by 130 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Brooklyn between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+99 dwellings)

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