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In Donnybrook, 2.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in the City of Whittlesea.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Donnybrook'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 Donnybrook.

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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
Donnybrook - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Whittlesea %Number%City of Whittlesea %2016 to 2021
Separate house74398.085.369100.082.9+674
Medium density152.013.00--15.5+15
High density0--1.50--1.30
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.00--0.00
Other0--0.10--0.00
Not stated0--0.10--0.20
Total Private Dwellings758100.0100.069100.0100.0+689
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
Donnybrook20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Whittlesea %Number%City of Whittlesea %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings69792.394.96193.893.7+636
Unoccupied private dwellings587.75.046.26.3+54
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.00
Total dwellings755100.0100.065100.0100.0+690
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 743 separate houses in the area, 15 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Donnybrook in 2021 shows that 98.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 2.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 85.3%, 13.0%, and 1.5% in the the City of Whittlesea respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.3% of the dwellings in Donnybrook were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.9% in the City of Whittlesea. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.7%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Whittlesea (5.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Donnybrook increased by 690 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+674 dwellings)

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