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Doncaster Hill

Dwelling type

In Doncaster Hill, 97.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 20% in Templestowe Lower.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Doncaster Hill'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 Doncaster Hill.

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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
Doncaster Hill - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Templestowe Lower %Number%Templestowe Lower %2016 to 2021
Separate house642.579.928119.580.1-218
Medium density2038.018.929220.217.9-89
High density2,26089.31.086860.11.1+1,391
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.100.00.20
Not stated30.10.110.10.6+1
Total Private Dwellings2,530100.0100.01,444100.0100.0+1,086
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
Doncaster Hill20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Templestowe Lower %Number%Templestowe Lower %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,97378.093.21,15980.492.0+813
Unoccupied private dwellings55522.06.728119.67.8+273
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings2,528100.0100.01,441100.0100.0+1,086
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 64 separate houses in the area, 203 medium density dwellings, and 2,260 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Doncaster Hill in 2021 shows that 2.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.0% were medium density dwellings, and 89.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.9%, 18.9%, and 1.0% in the Templestowe Lower respectively.

In 2021, a total of 78.0% of the dwellings in Doncaster Hill were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.2% in Templestowe Lower. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 22.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Templestowe Lower (6.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Doncaster Hill increased by 1,087 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+1,391 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-218 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-89 dwellings)

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