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Warrnambool (Central)

Dwelling type

In Warrnambool (Central), 40.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Regional VIC.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Warrnambool (Central)'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 Warrnambool (Central).

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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
Warrnambool (Central) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %1996 to 2021
Separate house1,22257.588.91,22658.486.7-3
Medium density81438.39.464030.58.9+175
High density502.40.3532.50.1-3
Caravans, cabin, houseboat321.50.9391.91.2-7
Other70.30.3733.50.8-67
Not stated0--0.2683.22.2-68
Total Private Dwellings2,127100.0100.02,101100.0100.0+26
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Warrnambool (Central)20211996Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %1996 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,87886.486.51,84087.584.5+38
Unoccupied private dwellings27012.413.224111.515.1+28
Non private dwellings261.20.3190.90.4+6
Total dwellings2,175100.0100.02,102100.0100.0+72
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,222 separate houses in the area, 814 medium density dwellings, and 50 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 32 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Warrnambool (Central) in 2021 shows that 57.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 38.3% were medium density dwellings, and 2.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.4%, and 0.3% in the Regional VIC respectively.

In 2021, a total of 86.4% of the dwellings in Warrnambool (Central) were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Regional VIC. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional VIC (13.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Warrnambool (Central) increased by 73 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Warrnambool (Central) between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+175 dwellings)
  • Other (-67 dwellings)

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