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In Highgate, 32.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 22% in Malvern.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Highgate'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 Highgate.

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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
Highgate - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Malvern %Number%Malvern %2016 to 2021
Separate house41767.578.041163.478.4+5
Medium density20132.522.020731.921.6-6
High density0----304.7---31
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----0----0
Not stated0----0----0
Total Private Dwellings618100.0100.0649100.0100.0-32
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Highgate20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Malvern %Number%Malvern %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings58894.893.359391.791.1-5
Unoccupied private dwellings325.26.7538.38.9-21
Non private dwellings0----0----0
Total dwellings620100.0100.0646100.0100.0-26
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 417 separate houses in the area, 201 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Highgate in 2021 shows that 67.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 32.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 78.0%, 22.0%, and 0.0% in the Malvern respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.8% of the dwellings in Highgate were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.3% in Malvern. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Malvern (6.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Highgate decreased by 26 between 2016 and 2021.

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

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