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City of MeltonCommunity profile

In Melton, 17.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 9% in the City of Melton.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant 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 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
Melton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,91882.490.22,87182.286.9+47
Medium density61917.58.860217.212.0+17
High density0--0.60--0.40
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.230.10.3-3
Other0--0.060.20.1-6
Not stated30.10.190.30.2-6
Total Private Dwellings3,540100.0100.03,491100.0100.0+49
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
Melton20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,27992.495.33,21592.294.2+64
Unoccupied private dwellings2647.44.62727.85.8-8
Non private dwellings60.20.00--0.0+6
Total dwellings3,549100.0100.03,487100.0100.0+62
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 2,918 separate houses in the area, 619 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Melton in 2021 shows that 82.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 17.5% 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 92.4% of the dwellings in Melton were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.3% in the City of Melton. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.4%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Melton (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Melton increased by 62 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Melton between 2016 and 2021.

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