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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Melton 6.0% of people born in Philippines were in medium or high density dwellings.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Melton's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.
For overseas-born populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.
Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Age Structure and Household Types of the overseas-born communities in City of Melton, and should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.
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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 | |||||||
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| City of Melton - born in Philippines | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 5,409 | 93.6 | 72.9 | 3,549 | 90.3 | 72.9 | +1,860 |
| Medium density | 332 | 5.7 | 18.0 | 349 | 8.9 | 20.8 | -17 |
| High density | 16 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 13 | 0.3 | 5.9 | +3 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -3 |
| Other | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3 |
| Not stated | 18 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 5,778 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,931 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,847 |
| Dwelling type | |||||||
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| City of Melton - born in Philippines | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 5,786 | 99.9 | 99.0 | 3,931 | 99.6 | 99.1 | +1,855 |
| Non private dwellings | 8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -6 |
| Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 5,794 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,945 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,849 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the types of dwellings for people born in Philippines in the City of Melton in 2021 shows that 93.6% of the people born in Philippines were living in separate houses; 5.7% were living in medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were living in high density dwellings, compared with 72.9%, 18.0%, and 8.8% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.
Emerging groups
The largest change in the type of dwellings for people born in Philippines in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+1,860 persons)
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