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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn South Ward, 79.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 98% in the City of Melbourne.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of South Ward'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 South Ward.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| South Ward - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Melbourne % | Number | % | City of Melbourne % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 3,654 | 19.4 | 1.8 | 4,359 | 32.6 | 11.8 | -705 |
| Medium density | 5,885 | 31.2 | 12.2 | 4,329 | 32.4 | 37.7 | +1,555 |
| High density | 9,060 | 48.1 | 85.3 | 4,333 | 32.4 | 47.2 | +4,726 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Other | 220 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 201 | 1.5 | 1.2 | +18 |
| Not stated | 27 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 140 | 1.0 | 2.1 | -113 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 18,846 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,364 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,481 |
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| South Ward | 2021 | 1991 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Melbourne % | Number | % | City of Melbourne % | 1991 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 15,768 | 83.5 | 74.5 | 11,974 | 89.0 | 86.6 | +3,793 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 3,095 | 16.4 | 25.2 | 1,406 | 10.5 | 12.1 | +1,689 |
| Non private dwellings | 28 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -40 |
| Total dwellings | 18,891 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,448 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,442 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 3,654 separate houses in the area, 5,885 medium density dwellings, and 9,060 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in South Ward in 2021 shows that 19.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 31.2% were medium density dwellings, and 48.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 1.8%, 12.2%, and 85.3% in the the City of Melbourne respectively.
In 2021, a total of 83.5% of the dwellings in South Ward were occupied on Census night, compared to 74.5% in the City of Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 16.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Melbourne (25.2%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in South Ward increased by 5,443 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in South Ward between 1991 and 2021 were:
- High density (+4,726 dwellings)
- Medium density (+1,555 dwellings)
- Separate house (-705 dwellings)
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