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Mount Waverley

Dwelling type

In Mount Waverley, 31.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in Greater Melbourne.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mount Waverley'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 Mount Waverley.

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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
Mount Waverley - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Separate house9,44768.165.19,34070.266.1+107
Medium density4,33331.221.63,85629.022.9+477
High density760.512.8590.410.1+17
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.140.00.2-4
Other160.10.3120.10.3+4
Not stated0--0.1410.30.3-41
Total Private Dwellings13,872100.0100.013,312100.0100.0+560
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
Mount Waverley20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings12,82692.490.212,20291.690.7+624
Unoccupied private dwellings1,0467.59.61,1098.39.1-63
Non private dwellings160.10.1150.10.1+1
Total dwellings13,888100.0100.013,326100.0100.0+562
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 9,447 separate houses in the area, 4,333 medium density dwellings, and 76 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mount Waverley in 2021 shows that 68.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.1%, 21.6%, and 12.8% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.4% of the dwellings in Mount Waverley were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Greater Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Melbourne (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Mount Waverley increased by 562 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Medium density (+477 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+107 dwellings)

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