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Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Dwelling type

In Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill), 50.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 30% in the City of Manningham.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Doncaster (inc. 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 (inc. 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 (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2016 to 2021
Separate house5,83049.769.95,82962.975.50
Medium density2,70423.020.31,92920.819.3+774
High density3,18527.19.61,48216.04.7+1,702
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.10
Other0--0.090.10.1-9
Not stated140.10.1170.20.4-3
Total Private Dwellings11,733100.0100.09,268100.0100.0+2,464
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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings10,26287.491.68,20688.491.5+2,056
Unoccupied private dwellings1,47512.68.31,07011.58.4+405
Non private dwellings90.10.170.10.1+2
Total dwellings11,746100.0100.09,283100.0100.0+2,462
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 5,830 separate houses in the area, 2,704 medium density dwellings, and 3,185 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021 shows that 49.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 23.0% were medium density dwellings, and 27.1% 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 87.4% of the dwellings in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.6% in the City of Manningham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.6%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Manningham (8.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) increased by 2,463 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • High density (+1,702 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+774 dwellings)

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