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In Schramm Ward, 55.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 30% in the City of Manningham.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Schramm 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 Schramm 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
Schramm Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1991 to 2021
Separate house3,10744.469.93,52987.292.0-422
Medium density2,18831.320.348311.97.1+1,705
High density1,68824.19.60--0.1+1,688
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.030.10.3-3
Other0--0.0160.40.2-16
Not stated90.10.1160.40.4-7
Total Private Dwellings6,992100.0100.04,047100.0100.0+2,945
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Schramm Ward20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,20388.791.63,80194.394.4+2,402
Unoccupied private dwellings78611.28.32295.75.5+557
Non private dwellings30.00.10--0.0+3
Total dwellings6,992100.0100.04,030100.0100.0+2,962
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,107 separate houses in the area, 2,188 medium density dwellings, and 1,688 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Schramm Ward in 2021 shows that 44.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.3% were medium density dwellings, and 24.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 69.9%, 20.3%, and 9.6% in the the City of Manningham respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.7% of the dwellings in Schramm Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.6% in the City of Manningham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.2%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Manningham (8.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Schramm Ward increased by 2,962 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Schramm Ward between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+1,705 dwellings)
  • High density (+1,688 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-422 dwellings)

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