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City of Merri-bek

Dwelling type

In the City of Merri-bek, 48.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 28% in Australia.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Merri-bek'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 the City of Merri-bek.

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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
City of Merri-bek - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Separate house39,95451.170.338,70954.871.1+1,245
Medium density27,71935.417.324,82435.117.9+2,895
High density9,99912.811.06,4729.29.1+3,527
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.8200.01.0-20
Other4620.60.33590.50.5+103
Not stated900.10.32550.40.5-165
Total Private Dwellings78,224100.0100.070,639100.0100.0+7,585
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
City of Merri-bek20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings70,62990.290.264,68891.589.3+5,941
Unoccupied private dwellings7,5979.79.65,9638.410.5+1,634
Non private dwellings830.10.2620.10.2+21
Total dwellings78,309100.0100.070,713100.0100.0+7,596
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 39,954 separate houses in the area, 27,719 medium density dwellings, and 9,999 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 shows that 51.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 35.4% were medium density dwellings, and 12.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 70.3%, 17.3%, and 11.0% in the Australia respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.2% of the dwellings in the City of Merri-bek were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Australia. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.7%, which is similar compared to that found in Australia (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Merri-bek increased by 7,596 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+3,527 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+2,895 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+1,245 dwellings)
  • Other (+103 dwellings)

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