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Oakleigh East - Huntingdale

Dwelling type

In Oakleigh East - Huntingdale, 31.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 17% in Wheelers Hill.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Oakleigh East - Huntingdale'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 Oakleigh East - Huntingdale.

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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
Oakleigh East - Huntingdale - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wheelers Hill %Number%Wheelers Hill %1996 to 2021
Separate house2,42567.883.22,05877.593.7+367
Medium density1,08230.310.243216.34.8+650
High density551.56.50--0.0+55
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other70.2--90.3---2
Not stated60.2--1575.91.5-151
Total Private Dwellings3,575100.0100.02,656100.0100.0+919
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Oakleigh East - Huntingdale20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wheelers Hill %Number%Wheelers Hill %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,28891.894.02,50193.896.3+787
Unoccupied private dwellings2817.85.91626.13.7+119
Non private dwellings120.30.130.1--+9
Total dwellings3,581100.0100.02,666100.0100.0+915
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,425 separate houses in the area, 1,082 medium density dwellings, and 55 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Oakleigh East - Huntingdale in 2021 shows that 67.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.3% were medium density dwellings, and 1.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 83.2%, 10.2%, and 6.5% in the Wheelers Hill respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.8% of the dwellings in Oakleigh East - Huntingdale were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.0% in Wheelers Hill. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Wheelers Hill (5.9%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Oakleigh East - Huntingdale increased by 915 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Oakleigh East - Huntingdale between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+650 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+367 dwellings)
  • High density (+55 dwellings)

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