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Tullamore Ward

Dwelling type

In Tullamore Ward, 47.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Eastern Metropolitan Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Tullamore Ward'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 Tullamore Ward.

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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
Tullamore Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Eastern Metropolitan Region %Number%Eastern Metropolitan Region %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,59952.772.03,50566.174.7+94
Medium density1,59523.320.21,14521.620.1+450
High density1,62723.87.664712.24.6+980
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.10--0.10
Other30.00.10--0.2+3
Not stated70.10.160.10.3+1
Total Private Dwellings6,831100.0100.05,303100.0100.0+1,528
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
Tullamore Ward20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Eastern Metropolitan Region %Number%Eastern Metropolitan Region %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings5,93286.891.94,70588.891.9+1,227
Unoccupied private dwellings90313.27.959211.27.9+311
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.20
Total dwellings6,835100.0100.05,297100.0100.0+1,538
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,599 separate houses in the area, 1,595 medium density dwellings, and 1,627 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Tullamore Ward in 2021 shows that 52.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.3% were medium density dwellings, and 23.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 72.0%, 20.2%, and 7.6% in the Eastern Metropolitan Region respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.8% of the dwellings in Tullamore Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Eastern Metropolitan Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.2%, which is larger compared to that found in Eastern Metropolitan Region (7.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Tullamore Ward increased by 1,538 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+980 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+450 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+94 dwellings)

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