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City of Moonee ValleyCommunity profile

Keilor East (N)

Dwelling type

In Keilor East (N), 18.4% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Moonee Valley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Keilor East (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 Keilor East (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.'

Dwelling structure
Keilor East (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %2006 to 2021
Separate house2,67081.252.42,32893.266.8+342
Medium density60718.429.11676.723.0+439
High density0--18.10--9.80
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other130.40.430.10.4+10
Not stated0--0.10--0.00
Total Private Dwellings3,290100.0100.02,499100.0100.0+791
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Keilor East (N)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,09694.390.22,34393.392.8+753
Unoccupied private dwellings1875.79.71656.67.0+22
Non private dwellings0--0.130.10.1-3
Total dwellings3,283100.0100.02,512100.0100.0+771
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,670 separate houses in the area, 607 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Keilor East (N) in 2021 shows that 81.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 18.4% 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 94.3% of the dwellings in Keilor East (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in the City of Moonee Valley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Moonee Valley (9.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Keilor East (N) increased by 771 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Keilor East (N) between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+439 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+342 dwellings)

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