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Middleton Grange

Dwelling type

In Middleton Grange, 9.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 77% in Liverpool.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Middleton Grange'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 Middleton Grange.

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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
Middleton Grange - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Liverpool %Number%Liverpool %1996 to 2021
Separate house1,83491.022.15391.037.8+1,781
Medium density1819.016.123.814.8+179
High density0--61.20--44.50
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----12.3---1
Other0--0.30--0.30
Not stated0--0.313.02.6-2
Total Private Dwellings2,015100.0100.058100.0100.0+1,956
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Middleton Grange20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Liverpool %Number%Liverpool %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,97497.588.45291.693.7+1,921
Unoccupied private dwellings502.511.448.46.1+45
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.20
Total dwellings2,024100.0100.057100.0100.0+1,966
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,834 separate houses in the area, 181 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Middleton Grange in 2021 shows that 91.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 22.1%, 16.1%, and 61.2% in the Liverpool respectively.

In 2021, a total of 97.5% of the dwellings in Middleton Grange were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.4% in Liverpool. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Liverpool (11.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Middleton Grange increased by 1,967 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Middleton Grange between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,781 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+179 dwellings)

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