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Mornington Peninsula ShireCommunity profile
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In Mornington, 23.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 13% in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Mornington'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 Mornington.

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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
Mornington - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2011 to 2021
Separate house9,03875.786.67,34469.886.7+1,694
Medium density2,58921.712.32,95228.112.2-363
High density1621.40.3670.60.2+95
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1331.10.51241.20.7+9
Other0--0.1160.20.1-16
Not stated120.10.1110.10.0+1
Total Private Dwellings11,934100.0100.010,514100.0100.0+1,420
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Mornington20212011Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2011 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings10,84390.773.79,26888.167.6+1,575
Unoccupied private dwellings1,0909.126.21,23411.732.3-144
Non private dwellings230.20.1140.10.1+9
Total dwellings11,956100.0100.010,516100.0100.0+1,440
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 9,038 separate houses in the area, 2,589 medium density dwellings, and 162 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 133 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Mornington in 2021 shows that 75.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.7% were medium density dwellings, and 1.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.6%, 12.3%, and 0.3% in the Mornington Peninsula Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.7% of the dwellings in Mornington were occupied on Census night, compared to 73.7% in Mornington Peninsula Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in Mornington Peninsula Shire (26.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Mornington increased by 1,440 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Mornington between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,694 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-363 dwellings)
  • High density (+95 dwellings)

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