Brunswick East
Dwelling type
In Brunswick East, 76.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 45% in Oak Park.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Brunswick East'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 Brunswick East.
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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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| Brunswick East - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Oak Park % | Number | % | Oak Park % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,758 | 22.2 | 54.8 | 1,882 | 46.5 | 74.3 | -125 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 2,536 | 32.1 | 44.3 | 1,977 | 48.9 | 25.5 | +559 | 27002 |
| High density | 3,541 | 44.8 | 0.4 | 153 | 3.8 | 0.1 | +3,387 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 57 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +25 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +10 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 7,902 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,856 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Brunswick East | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Oak Park % | Number | % | Oak Park % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 6,981 | 88.1 | 91.4 | 3,813 | 94.2 | 92.8 | +3,167 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 928 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 232 | 5.7 | 7.2 | +696 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 11 | 0.1 | -- | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 7,920 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,049 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,871 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 1,758 separate houses in the area, 2,536 medium density dwellings, and 3,541 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Brunswick East in 2021 shows that 22.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 32.1% were medium density dwellings, and 44.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 54.8%, 44.3%, and 0.4% in the Oak Park respectively.
In 2021, a total of 88.1% of the dwellings in Brunswick East were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.4% in Oak Park. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Oak Park (8.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Brunswick East increased by 3,871 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Brunswick East between 2006 and 2021 were:
- High density (+3,387 dwellings)
- Medium density (+559 dwellings)
- Separate house (-125 dwellings)