Gowanbrae
Dwelling type
In Gowanbrae, 34.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 38% in North and West Metropolitan Region.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Gowanbrae'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 Gowanbrae.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Gowanbrae - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 782 | 65.2 | 61.8 | 883 | 77.1 | 62.5 | -101 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 381 | 31.8 | 21.1 | 224 | 19.6 | 23.3 | +157 | 27002 |
| High density | 37 | 3.1 | 16.6 | 38 | 3.3 | 13.3 | -1 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,200 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,145 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +55 | |
The North and West Metropolitan Region is made up up of the following Local Government areas: Banyule (C), Brimbank (C), Darebin (C), Hobsons Bay (C), Hume (C), Maribyrnong (C), Melbourne (C), Melton (S), Moonee Valley (C), Moreland (C), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra (C).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Gowanbrae | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,154 | 95.9 | 90.3 | 1,072 | 91.7 | 92.1 | +82 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 49 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 97 | 8.3 | 7.8 | -48 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,203 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,169 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +34 | |
The North and West Metropolitan Region is made up up of the following Local Government areas: Banyule (C), Brimbank (C), Darebin (C), Hobsons Bay (C), Hume (C), Maribyrnong (C), Melbourne (C), Melton (S), Moonee Valley (C), Moreland (C), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra (C).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 782 separate houses in the area, 381 medium density dwellings, and 37 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Gowanbrae in 2021 shows that 65.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.8% were medium density dwellings, and 3.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 61.8%, 21.1%, and 16.6% in the North and West Metropolitan Region respectively.
In 2021, a total of 95.9% of the dwellings in Gowanbrae were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.3% in North and West Metropolitan Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in North and West Metropolitan Region (9.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Gowanbrae increased by 34 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Gowanbrae between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+157 dwellings)
- Separate house (-101 dwellings)