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In Harkness, 6.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in the City of Melton.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Harkness'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 Harkness.

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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
Harkness - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,90693.690.22,66787.486.9+1,239
Medium density2696.48.838012.512.0-112
High density0--0.60--0.40
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.20--0.30
Other0--0.00--0.10
Not stated0--0.130.10.2-4
Total Private Dwellings4,175100.0100.03,051100.0100.0+1,123
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
Harkness20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,01996.395.32,90095.294.2+1,119
Unoccupied private dwellings1543.74.61454.85.8+9
Non private dwellings0--0.00--0.00
Total dwellings4,173100.0100.03,045100.0100.0+1,127
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 3,906 separate houses in the area, 269 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Harkness in 2021 shows that 93.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 6.4% were medium density dwellings, and 0% 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 96.3% of the dwellings in Harkness were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.3% in the City of Melton. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Melton (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Harkness increased by 1,128 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+1,239 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-112 dwellings)

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