Ascot Vale (N)
Dwelling type
In Ascot Vale (N), 57.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 44% in the City of Moonee Valley.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Ascot Vale (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 Ascot Vale (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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| Ascot Vale (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 1996 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 2,773 | 42.0 | 55.6 | 2,875 | 53.3 | 69.6 | -102 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 2,143 | 32.4 | 29.4 | 1,195 | 22.2 | 18.4 | +947 | 27002 |
| High density | 1,652 | 25.0 | 14.2 | 1,116 | 20.7 | 8.7 | +536 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 27 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -35 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 14 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 141 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -128 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 6,609 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,390 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,218 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Ascot Vale (N) | 2016 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 1996 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 6,102 | 92.2 | 91.7 | 4,992 | 92.7 | 93.3 | +1,109 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 512 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 374 | 7.0 | 6.5 | +137 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -13 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 6,617 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,384 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,233 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 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 2,773 separate houses in the area, 2,143 medium density dwellings, and 1,652 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Ascot Vale (N) in 2016 shows that 42.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 32.4% were medium density dwellings, and 25.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 55.6%, 29.4%, and 14.2% in the the City of Moonee Valley respectively.
In 2016, a total of 92.2% of the dwellings in Ascot Vale (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in the City of Moonee Valley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Moonee Valley (8.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Ascot Vale (N) increased by 1,233 between 1996 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Ascot Vale (N) between 1996 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+947 dwellings)
- High density (+536 dwellings)
- Separate house (-102 dwellings)