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Shire of Cardinia

Dwelling type

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In the Shire of Cardinia , 8.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Growth LGAs in Victoria.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Shire of Cardinia '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 Shire of Cardinia .

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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
Shire of Cardinia - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Growth LGAs in Victoria %Number%Growth LGAs in Victoria %1996 to 2021
Separate house39,43990.788.313,97193.590.8+25,468
Medium density3,8298.810.94603.16.3+3,369
High density220.10.50--0.1+22
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1550.40.11140.80.5+41
Other160.00.0750.50.2-59
Not stated440.10.13302.22.1-286
Total Private Dwellings43,505100.0100.014,950100.0100.0+28,555
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
Shire of Cardinia 20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Growth LGAs in Victoria %Number%Growth LGAs in Victoria %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings41,38795.194.913,83992.695.1+27,548
Unoccupied private dwellings2,1224.95.01,0857.34.8+1,037
Non private dwellings260.10.1230.20.1+3
Total dwellings43,535100.0100.014,947100.0100.0+28,588
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 39,439 separate houses in the area, 3,829 medium density dwellings, and 22 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Shire of Cardinia in 2021 shows that 90.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.3%, 10.9%, and 0.5% in the Growth LGAs in Victoria respectively.

In 2021, a total of 95.1% of the dwellings in the Shire of Cardinia were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.9% in Growth LGAs in Victoria. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.9%, which is similar compared to that found in Growth LGAs in Victoria (5.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Shire of Cardinia increased by 28,588 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Shire of Cardinia between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+25,468 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+3,369 dwellings)
  • Other (-59 dwellings)

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