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City of Moonee ValleyCommunity profile

In Airport West, 38.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Moonee Valley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Airport 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 Airport 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
Airport West - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,39361.652.42,32766.855.6+66
Medium density1,41936.529.11,12732.329.4+292
High density591.518.10--14.2+59
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other110.30.4110.30.50
Not stated50.10.1200.60.3-15
Total Private Dwellings3,887100.0100.03,485100.0100.0+402
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Airport West20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,54191.190.23,15890.491.7+383
Unoccupied private dwellings3478.99.73349.68.2+13
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings3,888100.0100.03,492100.0100.0+396
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,393 separate houses in the area, 1,419 medium density dwellings, and 59 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Airport West in 2021 shows that 61.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 36.5% were medium density dwellings, and 1.5% 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 91.1% of the dwellings in Airport West were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in the City of Moonee Valley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Moonee Valley (9.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Airport West increased by 396 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Airport West between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+292 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+66 dwellings)
  • High density (+59 dwellings)

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