Essendon West
Dwelling type
In Essendon West, 56.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 44% 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.'
Dwellings
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| Essendon West - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 2,337 | 43.5 | 55.6 | 2,446 | 48.1 | 64.9 | -109 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 2,250 | 41.8 | 29.4 | 2,134 | 42.0 | 23.8 | +116 | 27002 |
| High density | 780 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 473 | 9.3 | 10.9 | +306 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -22 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 5,378 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +297 | |
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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| Essendon West | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,878 | 90.1 | 91.7 | 4,606 | 90.3 | 92.0 | +272 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 538 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 487 | 9.6 | 7.9 | +51 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -8 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 5,417 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,101 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +316 | |
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 2,337 separate houses in the area, 2,250 medium density dwellings, and 780 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Essendon West in 2016 shows that 43.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 41.8% were medium density dwellings, and 14.5% 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 90.1% of the dwellings in Essendon West were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in the City of Moonee Valley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.9%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Moonee Valley (8.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Essendon West increased by 316 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Essendon West between 2011 and 2016 were:
- High density (+306 dwellings)
- Medium density (+116 dwellings)
- Separate house (-109 dwellings)