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City of Port Phillip

Dwelling type

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In City of Port Phillip 90.2% of people born overseas were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of City of Port Phillip's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.

For overseas-born populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.

Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Age Structure and Household Types of the overseas-born communities in City of Port Phillip, and should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.

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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 Port Phillip - born overseas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total populationNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total population2016 to 2021
Separate house2,7728.512.22,5638.311.9+209
Medium density11,37834.740.810,63634.641.3+742
High density18,17455.445.817,01555.345.3+1,159
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.060.00.0-6
Other3941.21.03941.31.10
Not stated580.20.21400.50.4-82
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings32,776100.0100.030,754100.0100.0+2,022
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
City of Port Phillip - born overseas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total populationNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total population2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings32,77998.097.330,75496.696.3+2,025
Non private dwellings6592.02.71,0923.43.7-433
Total people counted in occupied dwellings33,438100.0100.031,846100.0100.0+1,592
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people born overseas in City of Port Phillip in 2021 shows that 8.5% of the people born overseas were living in separate houses; 34.7% were living in medium density dwellings, and 55.4% were living in high density dwellings, compared with 12.2%, 40.8%, and 45.8% in the the total population in City of Port Phillip respectively.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+1,159 persons)
  • Medium density (+742 persons)
  • Separate house (+209 persons)

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