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City of StonningtonCommunity profile

In Kooyong, 58.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 75% in the City of Stonnington.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Kooyong'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 Kooyong.

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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
Kooyong - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Stonnington %Number%City of Stonnington %2016 to 2021
Separate house15841.324.415940.425.6-1
Medium density15339.930.215739.833.8-4
High density7218.844.47418.839.7-2
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0--0.00
Other0--0.90--0.60
Not stated0--0.141.00.3-4
Total Private Dwellings383100.0100.0394100.0100.0-11
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
Kooyong20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Stonnington %Number%City of Stonnington %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings32686.583.333384.587.5-7
Unoccupied private dwellings5113.516.56115.512.3-10
Non private dwellings0--0.20--0.10
Total dwellings377100.0100.0394100.0100.0-17
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 158 separate houses in the area, 153 medium density dwellings, and 72 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Kooyong in 2021 shows that 41.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 39.9% were medium density dwellings, and 18.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 24.4%, 30.2%, and 44.4% in the the City of Stonnington respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.5% of the dwellings in Kooyong were occupied on Census night, compared to 83.3% in the City of Stonnington. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 13.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Stonnington (16.5%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Kooyong decreased by 17 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Kooyong between 2016 and 2021.

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