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City of Moonee ValleyCommunity profile

Essendon West

Dwelling type

In Essendon West, 34.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Moonee Valley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Essendon West'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 Essendon West.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwelling structure
Essendon West - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %2006 to 2021
Separate house41264.752.443981.866.8-27
Medium density22134.729.19417.623.0+126
High density0--18.10--9.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other40.60.430.60.4+1
Not stated0--0.10--0.00
Total Private Dwellings637100.0100.0536100.0100.0+100
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Essendon West20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings59392.190.250392.892.8+90
Unoccupied private dwellings517.99.7366.77.0+15
Non private dwellings0--0.130.60.1-3
Total dwellings644100.0100.0542100.0100.0+101
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 412 separate houses in the area, 221 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Essendon West in 2021 shows that 64.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 34.7% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 52.4%, 29.1%, and 18.1% in the the City of Moonee Valley respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.1% of the dwellings in Essendon West were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in the City of Moonee Valley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Moonee Valley (9.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Essendon West increased by 102 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Essendon West between 2006 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+126 dwellings)

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