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In Myrtle Bank, 45.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 43% in Black Forest.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Myrtle Bank'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 Myrtle Bank.

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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
Myrtle Bank - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Black Forest %Number%Black Forest %2016 to 2021
Separate house71254.657.470258.056.2+10
Medium density50038.341.343836.242.0+62
High density896.81.3705.81.4+19
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----0----0
Not stated40.3--0--0.4+4
Total Private Dwellings1,305100.0100.01,210100.0100.0+95
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
Myrtle Bank20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Black Forest %Number%Black Forest %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,19190.492.91,11091.492.0+81
Unoccupied private dwellings1158.77.11028.48.0+13
Non private dwellings110.8--30.2--+8
Total dwellings1,317100.0100.01,215100.0100.0+102
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 712 separate houses in the area, 500 medium density dwellings, and 89 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Myrtle Bank in 2021 shows that 54.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 38.3% were medium density dwellings, and 6.8% were in high density dwellings, compared with 57.4%, 41.3%, and 1.3% in the Black Forest respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.4% of the dwellings in Myrtle Bank were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.9% in Black Forest. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Black Forest (7.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Myrtle Bank increased by 102 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Myrtle Bank between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+62 dwellings)

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