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In Wantirna, 11.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in the City of Knox.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wantirna'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 Wantirna.

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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
Wantirna - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,71189.082.44,57687.283.7+135
Medium density58111.015.84979.514.6+84
High density0--1.60--0.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----1603.00.3-160
Other0--0.160.10.4-6
Not stated0--0.1100.20.2-10
Total Private Dwellings5,292100.0100.05,249100.0100.0+43
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
Wantirna20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,02194.895.14,92493.693.7+97
Unoccupied private dwellings2705.14.83306.36.2-60
Non private dwellings60.10.170.10.1-1
Total dwellings5,297100.0100.05,261100.0100.0+36
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 4,711 separate houses in the area, 581 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Wantirna in 2021 shows that 89.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 82.4%, 15.8%, and 1.6% in the the City of Knox respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.8% of the dwellings in Wantirna were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.1% in the City of Knox. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.1%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Knox (4.8%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Wantirna increased by 36 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-160 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+135 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+84 dwellings)

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