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Macedon Ranges ShireCommunity profile

Mount Macedon

Dwelling type

In Mount Macedon, 1.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Macedon Ranges Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mount Macedon'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 Mount Macedon.

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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
Mount Macedon - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Macedon Ranges Shire %Number%Macedon Ranges Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house56398.892.8547100.093.0+16
Medium density71.26.30--5.8+7
High density0--0.10----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.40--0.30
Other0--0.30--0.50
Not stated0--0.10--0.40
Total Private Dwellings570100.0100.0547100.0100.0+23
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
Mount Macedon20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Macedon Ranges Shire %Number%Macedon Ranges Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings49586.291.944280.289.9+53
Unoccupied private dwellings7913.88.010919.810.0-30
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings574100.0100.0551100.0100.0+23
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 563 separate houses in the area, 7 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mount Macedon in 2021 shows that 98.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.8%, 6.3%, and 0.1% in the Macedon Ranges Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.2% of the dwellings in Mount Macedon were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Macedon Ranges Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Macedon Ranges Shire (8.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Mount Macedon increased by 23 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Mount Macedon between 2016 and 2021.

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