Moonee Ponds (N)
Dwelling type
In Moonee Ponds (N), 47.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 79% in Keilor Road / Essendon North (N).
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Moonee Ponds (N)'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 Moonee Ponds (N).
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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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| Moonee Ponds (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) % | Number | % | Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 3,289 | 51.7 | 20.5 | 3,588 | 60.1 | 22.9 | -299 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,935 | 30.4 | 30.0 | 1,573 | 26.3 | 29.9 | +362 | 27002 |
| High density | 1,073 | 16.9 | 48.6 | 773 | 12.9 | 46.9 | +300 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 35 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +7 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 28 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.2 | -- | +17 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 6,360 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,973 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +387 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Moonee Ponds (N) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) % | Number | % | Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 5,750 | 90.7 | 92.1 | 5,521 | 92.3 | 90.1 | +229 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 587 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 449 | 7.5 | 9.9 | +138 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.0 | -- | 9 | 0.2 | -- | -6 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 6,340 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,979 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +361 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 3,289 separate houses in the area, 1,935 medium density dwellings, and 1,073 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Moonee Ponds (N) in 2016 shows that 51.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.4% were medium density dwellings, and 16.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 20.5%, 30.0%, and 48.6% in the Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) respectively.
In 2016, a total of 90.7% of the dwellings in Moonee Ponds (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.1% in Keilor Road / Essendon North (N). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Keilor Road / Essendon North (N) (7.9%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Moonee Ponds (N) increased by 361 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Moonee Ponds (N) between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+362 dwellings)
- High density (+300 dwellings)
- Separate house (-299 dwellings)