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City of Knox

Dwelling type

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In the City of Knox 22.7% of the low income households were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Knox'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.

For low income households, dwelling types may reflect those types of housing which are more affordable, or are available as social housing. If low incomes are related to retirees, they may indicate the type of housing preferred by retirees, or those dwellings in which they have aged in place.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market for low income households in the City of Knox.

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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
City of Knox - Low income households20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Separate house7,06377.065.98,11278.164.8-1,049
Medium density1,91820.923.12,04819.723.8-130
High density1621.810.41111.110.4+51
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.2570.50.3-57
Other160.20.2340.30.3-18
Not stated100.10.1250.20.4-15
Total people counted in private dwellings9,169100.0100.010,387100.0100.0-1,218
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for low income households in the City of Knox in 2021 shows that 77.0% of low income households were in separate houses; 20.9% were medium density dwellings, and 1.8% were high density dwellings, compared with 65.9%, 23.1%, and 10.4% for Greater Melbourne respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of low income households in the City of Knox decreased by 1,218 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found for low income households in the City of Knox between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (-1,049 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-130 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-57 dwellings)
  • High density (+51 dwellings)

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