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Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area

Dwelling type

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In Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area, 52.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 61% in Mordialloc - Braeside.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area'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 Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area.

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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
Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mordialloc - Braeside %Number%Mordialloc - Braeside %1991 to 2021
Separate house2,87447.438.32,88167.555.4-7
Medium density2,97349.056.11,31530.842.7+1,658
High density1863.14.780.20.3+178
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other260.40.6330.80.8-7
Not stated40.10.2310.70.9-27
Total Private Dwellings6,063100.0100.04,268100.0100.0+1,795
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mordialloc - Braeside %Number%Mordialloc - Braeside %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,67793.592.83,96492.991.7+1,713
Unoccupied private dwellings3916.47.13027.18.3+89
Non private dwellings40.10.130.1--+1
Total dwellings6,072100.0100.04,269100.0100.0+1,803
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,874 separate houses in the area, 2,973 medium density dwellings, and 186 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area in 2021 shows that 47.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 49.0% were medium density dwellings, and 3.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 38.3%, 56.1%, and 4.7% in the Mordialloc - Braeside respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.5% of the dwellings in Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.8% in Mordialloc - Braeside. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Mordialloc - Braeside (7.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area increased by 1,803 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Parkdale (east) & Mordialloc Planning area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+1,658 dwellings)
  • High density (+178 dwellings)

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