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City of Merri-bekCommunity profile

In Coburg North, 26.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 48% in the City of Merri-bek.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Coburg North'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 Coburg North.

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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
Coburg North - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Merri-bek %Number%City of Merri-bek %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,54673.351.12,22470.554.8+321
Medium density83724.135.483226.435.1+5
High density651.912.8521.79.2+12
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----180.60.0-18
Other210.60.6270.90.5-6
Not stated30.10.130.10.40
Total Private Dwellings3,472100.0100.03,157100.0100.0+314
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
Dwelling type
Coburg North20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Merri-bek %Number%City of Merri-bek %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,19491.790.22,89491.691.5+299
Unoccupied private dwellings2848.29.72618.38.4+23
Non private dwellings40.10.140.10.10
Total dwellings3,482100.0100.03,160100.0100.0+322
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 2,546 separate houses in the area, 837 medium density dwellings, and 65 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Coburg North in 2021 shows that 73.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 24.1% were medium density dwellings, and 1.9% were in high density dwellings, compared with 51.1%, 35.4%, and 12.8% in the the City of Merri-bek respectively.

In 2021, a total of 91.7% of the dwellings in Coburg North were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in the City of Merri-bek. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Merri-bek (9.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Coburg North increased by 322 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Coburg North between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+321 dwellings)

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