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City of Melton

Dwelling type

In the City of Melton, 9.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Melton West.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Melton'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 the City of Melton.

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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
City of Melton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Melton West %Number%Melton West %2016 to 2021
Separate house54,43590.293.740,58986.978.2+13,846
Medium density5,3308.86.15,61112.021.8-281
High density3510.6--2020.4--+149
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1350.2--1470.3---12
Other220.00.1360.1---14
Not stated610.10.11010.20.0-40
Total Private Dwellings60,334100.0100.046,686100.0100.0+13,648
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
City of Melton20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Melton West %Number%Melton West %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings57,53595.395.443,98194.293.7+13,554
Unoccupied private dwellings2,8034.64.62,7105.86.3+93
Non private dwellings250.0--130.0--+12
Total dwellings60,363100.0100.046,704100.0100.0+13,659
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 54,435 separate houses in the area, 5,330 medium density dwellings, and 351 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Melton in 2021 shows that 90.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.7%, 6.1%, and 0.0% in the Melton West respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.3% of the dwellings in the City of Melton were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.4% in Melton West. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.6%, which is similar compared to that found in Melton West (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Melton increased by 13,659 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+13,846 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-281 dwellings)
  • High density (+149 dwellings)

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