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City of KnoxCommunity profile

In Knoxfield, 20.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Knoxfield'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 Knoxfield.

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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
Knoxfield - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Dandenong Foothills Policy Area %Number%Dandenong Foothills Policy Area %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,41578.888.82,39682.289.2+19
Medium density63920.910.551517.710.3+124
High density0--0.30--0.40
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.330.10.0-3
Not stated100.30.10--0.0+10
Total Private Dwellings3,064100.0100.02,914100.0100.0+150
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
Knoxfield20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Dandenong Foothills Policy Area %Number%Dandenong Foothills Policy Area %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,91795.595.22,70993.093.3+208
Unoccupied private dwellings1394.54.62057.06.6-66
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.10
Total dwellings3,056100.0100.02,914100.0100.0+142
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 2,415 separate houses in the area, 639 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Knoxfield in 2021 shows that 78.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 20.9% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.8%, 10.5%, and 0.3% in the Dandenong Foothills Policy Area respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.5% of the dwellings in Knoxfield were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.2% in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.5%, which is similar compared to that found in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Knoxfield increased by 142 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Medium density (+124 dwellings)

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