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City of Whittlesea

Dwelling type

In the City of Whittlesea, 14.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in Greater Melbourne.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Whittlesea'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 the City of Whittlesea.

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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 Whittlesea - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Separate house70,76985.365.158,86782.966.1+11,902
Medium density10,79613.021.611,00715.522.9-211
High density1,2501.512.89491.310.1+301
Caravans, cabin, houseboat30.00.150.00.2-2
Other480.10.3260.00.3+22
Not stated570.10.11250.20.3-68
Total Private Dwellings82,923100.0100.070,979100.0100.0+11,944
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 Whittlesea20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings78,79194.990.266,52893.790.7+12,263
Unoccupied private dwellings4,1405.09.64,4576.39.1-317
Non private dwellings540.10.1280.00.1+26
Total dwellings82,985100.0100.071,013100.0100.0+11,972
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 70,769 separate houses in the area, 10,796 medium density dwellings, and 1,250 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 shows that 85.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 13.0% were medium density dwellings, and 1.5% were in high density dwellings, compared with 65.1%, 21.6%, and 12.8% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.9% of the dwellings in the City of Whittlesea were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in Greater Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Melbourne (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Whittlesea increased by 11,972 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Whittlesea between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+11,902 dwellings)
  • High density (+301 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-211 dwellings)

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