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Dwelling type

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In the City of Whitehorse 36.4% of people born overseas were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Whitehorse's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.

For overseas-born populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.

Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Age Structure and Household Types of the overseas-born communities in City of Whitehorse, and should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.

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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
City of Whitehorse - born overseas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total populationNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total population2016 to 2021
Separate house43,75463.470.739,52564.873.6+4,229
Medium density18,61527.023.417,78929.223.0+826
High density6,4899.45.83,4365.63.0+3,053
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.030.00.0-3
Other450.10.0710.10.1-26
Not stated710.10.12010.30.2-130
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings68,974100.0100.061,025100.0100.0+7,949
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
City of Whitehorse - born overseas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total populationNumber%City of Whitehorse - Total population2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings68,97198.297.561,02598.397.5+7,946
Non private dwellings1,2581.82.51,0591.72.5+199
Total people counted in occupied dwellings70,229100.0100.062,084100.0100.0+8,145
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Whitehorse in 2021 shows that 63.4% of the people born overseas were living in separate houses; 27.0% were living in medium density dwellings, and 9.4% were living in high density dwellings, compared with 70.7%, 23.4%, and 5.8% in the the total population in the City of Whitehorse respectively.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+4,229 persons)
  • High density (+3,053 persons)
  • Medium density (+826 persons)

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