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Doncaster East

Dwelling type

In Doncaster East, 39.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 30% in the City of Manningham.

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

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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 East - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2011 to 2021
Separate house7,51660.969.97,91276.981.7-397
Medium density3,62029.320.32,28222.216.5+1,337
High density1,1869.69.6820.81.7+1,103
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.10
Other0--0.050.00.1-5
Not stated120.10.10--0.0+12
Total Private Dwellings12,334100.0100.010,283100.0100.0+2,051
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Doncaster East20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings11,29491.591.69,57992.992.7+1,714
Unoccupied private dwellings1,0448.58.37086.97.2+335
Non private dwellings0--0.1220.20.1-22
Total dwellings12,338100.0100.010,310100.0100.0+2,028
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 7,516 separate houses in the area, 3,620 medium density dwellings, and 1,186 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Doncaster East in 2021 shows that 60.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 29.3% were medium density dwellings, and 9.6% 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 91.5% of the dwellings in Doncaster East were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.6% in the City of Manningham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.5%, which is similar compared to that found in the City of Manningham (8.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Doncaster East increased by 2,028 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Doncaster East between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+1,337 dwellings)
  • High density (+1,103 dwellings)
  • Separate house (-397 dwellings)

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