Niddrie / Essendon West (N)
Dwelling type
In Niddrie / Essendon West (N), 34.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in Niddrie.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Niddrie / Essendon West (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 Niddrie / Essendon West (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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| Niddrie / Essendon West (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Niddrie % | Number | % | Niddrie % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 1,506 | 66.0 | 51.7 | 1,526 | 74.3 | 60.4 | -20 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 711 | 31.2 | 30.3 | 519 | 25.3 | 26.2 | +192 | 27002 |
| High density | 64 | 2.8 | 16.9 | 6 | 0.3 | 12.7 | +58 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -4 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,281 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,055 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +226 | |
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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| Niddrie / Essendon West (N) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Niddrie % | Number | % | Niddrie % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 2,109 | 92.2 | 90.9 | 1,890 | 92.3 | 92.3 | +219 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 179 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 157 | 7.7 | 7.6 | +22 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 2,288 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,047 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +241 | |
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 1,506 separate houses in the area, 711 medium density dwellings, and 64 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Niddrie / Essendon West (N) in 2016 shows that 66.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.2% were medium density dwellings, and 2.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 51.7%, 30.3%, and 16.9% in the Niddrie respectively.
In 2016, a total of 92.2% of the dwellings in Niddrie / Essendon West (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in Niddrie. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in Niddrie (9.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Niddrie / Essendon West (N) increased by 241 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Niddrie / Essendon West (N) between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+192 dwellings)
- High density (+58 dwellings)