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In Donvale, 14.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 30% in the City of Manningham.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Donvale'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 Donvale.

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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
Donvale - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1996 to 2021
Separate house4,14685.469.93,46589.389.3+680
Medium density64613.320.33489.08.5+298
High density601.29.60--0.2+60
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.040.10.1-5
Other0--0.030.10.2-3
Not stated0--0.1611.61.7-61
Total Private Dwellings4,852100.0100.03,883100.0100.0+969
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
Donvale20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,54293.491.63,70995.594.4+832
Unoccupied private dwellings3136.48.31714.45.5+141
Non private dwellings70.10.130.10.1+3
Total dwellings4,862100.0100.03,885100.0100.0+976
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 4,146 separate houses in the area, 646 medium density dwellings, and 60 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Donvale in 2021 shows that 85.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 13.3% were medium density dwellings, and 1.2% 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 93.4% of the dwellings in Donvale were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.6% in the City of Manningham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Manningham (8.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Donvale increased by 977 between 1996 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+680 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+298 dwellings)
  • High density (+60 dwellings)

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