Strathmore (N)
Dwelling type
In Strathmore (N), 21.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 26% in North and West Metropolitan Region.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Strathmore (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 Strathmore (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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| Strathmore (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 2,439 | 78.0 | 72.9 | 2,593 | 87.0 | 79.5 | -154 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 663 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 351 | 11.8 | 16.8 | +312 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 20 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -20 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +2 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +3 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 3,125 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,982 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +143 | |
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) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Strathmore (N) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 2,916 | 93.5 | 95.9 | 2,824 | 94.3 | 96.0 | +92 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 202 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 169 | 5.6 | 3.9 | +33 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 3,118 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,996 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +122 | |
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) 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 2,439 separate houses in the area, 663 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Strathmore (N) in 2016 shows that 78.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.2% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 72.9%, 22.1%, and 4.2% in the North and West Metropolitan Region respectively.
In 2016, a total of 93.5% of the dwellings in Strathmore (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.9% in North and West Metropolitan Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.5%, which is larger compared to that found in North and West Metropolitan Region (4.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Strathmore (N) increased by 122 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Strathmore (N) between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+312 dwellings)
- Separate house (-154 dwellings)