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Caroline Springs

Dwelling type

In Caroline Springs, 12.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in the City of Melton.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Caroline Springs'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 Caroline Springs.

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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
Caroline Springs - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Separate house7,23487.990.26,99987.786.9+235
Medium density6547.98.880410.112.0-150
High density3384.10.61792.20.4+159
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.20--0.30
Other0--0.030.00.1-3
Not stated50.10.10--0.2+5
Total Private Dwellings8,231100.0100.07,985100.0100.0+246
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
Caroline Springs20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings7,78994.795.37,55494.694.2+235
Unoccupied private dwellings4375.34.64335.45.8+4
Non private dwellings30.00.00--0.0+3
Total dwellings8,229100.0100.07,987100.0100.0+242
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 7,234 separate houses in the area, 654 medium density dwellings, and 338 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Caroline Springs in 2021 shows that 87.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.9% were medium density dwellings, and 4.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.2%, 8.8%, and 0.6% in the the City of Melton respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.7% of the dwellings in Caroline Springs were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.3% in the City of Melton. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.3%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Melton (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Caroline Springs increased by 242 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Caroline Springs between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+235 dwellings)
  • High density (+159 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-150 dwellings)

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