Avondale Heights (N)
Dwelling type
In Avondale Heights (N), 21.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 20% in Moonee Ponds.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Avondale Heights (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 Avondale Heights (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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| Avondale Heights (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Moonee Ponds % | Number | % | Moonee Ponds % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 3,567 | 77.4 | 79.3 | 3,820 | 86.9 | 86.6 | -253 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 982 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 548 | 12.5 | 13.3 | +434 | 27002 |
| High density | 11 | 0.2 | -- | 16 | 0.4 | -- | -5 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 47 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +34 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 3 | 0.1 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +3 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 4,610 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,397 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +213 | |
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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| Avondale Heights (N) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Moonee Ponds % | Number | % | Moonee Ponds % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,289 | 93.0 | 93.4 | 4,107 | 93.5 | 94.0 | +182 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 323 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 287 | 6.5 | 6.0 | +36 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 4,612 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,394 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +218 | |
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 3,567 separate houses in the area, 982 medium density dwellings, and 11 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Avondale Heights (N) in 2016 shows that 77.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 79.3%, 20.3%, and 0.0% in the Moonee Ponds respectively.
In 2016, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Avondale Heights (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.4% in Moonee Ponds. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.0%, which is larger compared to that found in Moonee Ponds (6.6%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Avondale Heights (N) increased by 218 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Avondale Heights (N) between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+434 dwellings)
- Separate house (-253 dwellings)